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Evening star., 1954-12-29
Fumous Fables
By {. <. Edoor
AUTOGRAPH-Orie nj

AUTOGRAPH-Or1e night,
at q press club dinner in
Washfn gton, President
Franklin D. Roosevelt cheer
fully handed out his auto
graph to all who requested 1t.
One Of the newsmen OBJ
served that r. D. r. was sign
ing everything placed In
front Of him, with scarcely
o glance. AS a gag, he de-
cided to get the Presidents
signature on a document.
He wrote out an order ap-
pointing himself ambassa-
dor to the North Pole. He
then passed the paper to the
head Of the table for Mr..
Roosevelt's signature.
A few moments later, the
paper was handed back to
him. The President had
merely initiated 1t. instead Of
signing his full name. And
for the words North Pole"
he had substituted South
Pole" /" with the following no
tation:
.Sorry, North Pole ap-
potntment already taken"
SAVING TIME-Henry
Ford spent little time in his
own ofiice. Whenever he
wished to consult with his
executives. he would call on
them in their offices.
why don't you have your
executives come to you?" he
was once asked. Think of
the time you would save!"
"I 60 to them to save
time" replied Ford. 1--WE
found that I can leave the
other fellows Office q lot
quicker than I can get him
to leave mine" )"
Evening star., 1954-12-29


Mr.. Champion opened the king
OF clubs, and when he saw the
dummy, shifted to q trump. Now
Mr.. Masters saw that he was
bound to lose two clubs and
diamond. If he could success
fully f1nesse the queen of hearts,
he would have 10 tricks. One
way to play the hand. then, was
to take three rounds Of trump
ending on the board and then to
lead a heart and put in the queen
II Mrs. Keen played low.
But Mr.. Masters figured 1t like
this. The heart finesse was only
o $3.50 proposition. As long as
this chance was not jeopardized,
any other line Of play for 10
tricks (however remote its chance
for success) would increase the
odds In his favor.
Mr.. Masters won the second
trick on the board with the queen
Of spades and led the trey of
diamonds. Mrs. Keen could not
% IN with the ace. If she had
done so. Mr.. Masters could have
won q trick with the queen of
diamonds later. entered dummy
with the jack of spades and dis
carded the queen of hearts on
the king Of diamonds.
So Mrs. Keen played low. and
Mr.. Masters won with the queen
Of diamonds. A small diamond
was returned and Mr.. Champion
,craftily went up with the ten.
The five went on from the board
and the ten won.
Mr.. Champion led another
trump which dummy's jack won.
Mr.. Masters was pleased to see
that the opposing trumps broke
"a. His next lead was the nine
Of diamonds and Mrs. Keen had
to play the ace. Mr.. Masters
ruled and led the ten Of clubs.
Mr.. Champion took this with the
ace and got out with q club.
Although the queen of clubs in
the closed hand was now good.
Mr.. Masters ruffed it in dummy
with the deuce of spades 80 that
he could lead the king Of dia-
I1onds and discard the queen Of
hearts. Thus he made his con-
tract without risking the heart
finesse. And, as you see. the
finesse would have failed.
fcopyrieht, 1854, General Features Corn.
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Be certain to borrow o SHOP
PING CART from the attend
ant when you park your car on
the FREE AMOCO STATION
PARKING LOT ON X St, .
few doors from the Market.
You win need II in order to
make your shopping HAPPY
AND COMFORTABLE AT
CENTER MARKET CITY
FIFTH 3 X STs- NV.
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Our Presidents
Nv honore IA. Cotudal

To-day is the l46th an.
niversary Of the birth. In
Raleigh, n. c., Of which Pred-
dent?
2-Which President CON-
paained that ''the matter Of
patronage is q thorny path
which makes me wish ! had
never been born?
S-Which future President
graduated from Yale in 1882
tAnswers on next pageD
Evening star., 1954-12-29
EGGNoG
tmakes 5 pints)

Six eggs
y c sugar
l pit. cream
! pit. milk
! pit. whisky
l On. Jamaica rum
Beat separately yolks and
whites. Add u cup sugar
to yolks while beating: add
Y cup sugar to whites after
they have been beat very
stiff. Mix egg whites with
yolks. Stir in cream and
milk and add the whiskey
and rum. Stir thoroughly
and serve very cold with
grated nutmeg sprinkled on
top.
Evening star., 1954-12-29

~ ChkUNW VI A11W1H 1A1W WhAhCN
ent type In Central America.
Another report states that q
bellbird's notes were heard at
Q distance Of 3 milesl When the
air is quiet. or when q gentle
wind Is coming toward q person.
sound win travel q greater dis
tance.
All bellbirds have some white
feathers, and certain Of them Gin
Venezuela and the Guianas) are
covered with feathers which are
o. white as snoW. Other bell
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Soroptimist Club Dinner Saturday

Jack AEorton's Trio. Guest artists
win be Miss Therese Nye and
Darlington Sharma, vocalistS,
who win be accompanied by Mrs.
Jewell Downs, q member Of the
Soroptimist Club.
The officers to be installed
are Miss K. Virginia TimmonS,
president: Mrs. Ethel M. Fistere.
first vice president: Mrs. Gladys
M. Jeselsohn, second vice presi-
dent: Mrs. Gertrude B. Cleary.
recording secretary; Miss Dona
M. Jones. corresponding secre-
tary, and Miss Mary c. Ahern.
treasurer.
Two new members Of the board
Of directors who will take ONCE
are Mrs. Cecilia Armelin and Miss
Estelle Zirkin. Miss Mary Bourke
has been chosen to I'LL the unex-
pired term Of Miss TimmonS on
the board.
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The soroptimist Club Of WASH
ington will hold its annual in
stallation banquet at Z pm. Sat-
urday at the Hotel Statler.
Mrs. Lula M. Feller, regional
governor Of the South Atlantic
Region, viii install the officers.
The Rev. Albert r. Burkhardt.
assistant pastor Of the Lutheran
Place Memorial Church, win give
the invocation.
Mrs. Elizabeth M. Perkins, re-
firing president Of the club, win
be mistress Of ceremonies at the
dinner, which will be preceded
by q reception at $50 pm.
The arrangements for the ban
Quet are under the direction Of
the social committee, headed by
Mrs. Mary Cobb. Blossom Time"
will be the theme of the pro-
gram and decorations.
The dinner music viii be by
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COOPERATIVE
PLAY CENTER


The Westmoreland Play
Center is accepting applica-
tons Of 4-year-olds Cor any
children who win be 4 by the
18th Of january for the fall
term. The school is held from
9-11:45 am. in the Westmore-
land Congregational Church
at Westmoreland Circle. En-
rollment is limited to IS chill
dren. The play center is q CO.
operative. Mothers assist a
paid, qualified teacher.
Emphasis is laid on free play
and field trips are planned for
the group. Car pools for trans
portation are set up by the
members. If you are inter-
ested call Mrs. Randy Hamil-
ton, Emerson 2-2780 for fur
ther information or in regard
to registration.
SLIPPING SLIP COVERS"
REMEDY.
mrs. r. H. H.. HyGttsDille)
I have discovered q wonder
full remedy for slipping slip
covers" They can be easily
kept in place by pinning q
piece Of elastic from the mid
die Of the side section, at the
bottom, and stretching it dag
onally across underneath the
chair to the middle of the back
section at the bottom. By
pinning it at the seam where
the ruffle is attached to the
main piece. the appearance OF
the cover is not changed. I
treated my love seats the same
as the chair. but on a large
sofa perhaps an additional
piece from center to center
across the bottom would be nee
essary. Continually straight
e1ing slip covers used to take
the joy out Of the spring "face-
lifting" in the living room for
me.
Can some one provide infor.
nation about camping condi-
tions at the State parks at
Myrtle Beach, s. c. and Cape
HatteraS, N. c.?
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CHRISTMAS SEALS AND
STAMPS.

mrs. G. A. o., SilDer Spring.
I have quite a number Of
new Christmas seals, mostly
from 1910 to 1851. I would
like to help some one fill in
their collection. I find I do
not have a 1890, 1922, 1923,
1925, 1926 or 1927. would
appreciate any of these. I also
have quite a number of used
and unused United States
postage stamps. I have o use
for the used ones and I would
be glad to swap for some I do
not have.
The Clearing House is like
my morning cup Of coffee. I
never miss reading it.
4 X \ y
THANK YOU NOTE.
Miss H. X. H., Glenn DdleJ
I wish to thank Mrs. A. T.
D., Falls Church for her in
formation about the lamb cake
moldS.
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Readers Clearing louise IS! s;s' s::" q

tMTSs De So xSs0 AIGGtUGOfI
I lived in the Canal Zone for
IS years, coming UP to the
States for college in 1850. Since
my return to the North I have
made frequent trips to the
Zone, so I feel in fairly close
contact with it. First Of all.
Balboa is one Of the several
Government towns which dot
the canal in its route from
Atlantic to Pacific. 1t is the
largest of the town sites and
houses the administrative Of
fees of the canal organization.
Like all Zone towns, it has a
Government-run and Govern
ment-owned commissary, post
Office, theater, clubhouse and
swimming pool. The living
quarters in the Canal Zone are
also the property of the c. z.
government. Recently a great
many new homes have been
constructed; even whole new
towns have come into being in
the past two years. However,
for "new-timers" there are
about IL family-apartment
buildings from which one grad
yates after a certain amount
of service with the canal Or
ganization. This all applies to
civilian personnel, of course.
If your husband is in the mill
tary, there are quite comfort
able and, I understand, plenti-
full quarters on Army, Navy
and Air Force bases.
Living conditions are not
really comparable to any other
place. At one time food and
clothing (commiSSary-bought)
were quite inexpensive in COM
parison to State prices. Re-
Gently, however, the cost OF
living has risen q great deal.
and I would say that, consider
ing the quality Of food and
clohting available, living costs
are only slightly lower than
those of the Washington area.
OF course one must take into
consideration the fact that the
expenses of winter Cheating.
wool clothes, etc. are UNI
known to Canal Zonites.
You will wear the sort OF
clothes that you do in the
hottest months of the States
summer. One doesn't need
even a sweater. unless one
plans to take trips to the in
terror of the country, where
the mountain air takes on a
decided chill at night. The
rainy-dry season change is the
only climatic condition OF
note. From about late April
through December the rains
come! It rains practically
every day at some time. These
downpours usually last only an
hour or so. During the dry
season, there's hardly a drop
of rain for three to four
months. Basic necessities, I
would say. are a good UNI
brella raincoats always
seemed too warm, as you
would perspire under them
enough to hardly make them
worth keeping the rain Off.
lots of casual clothes (sandalS.
pedal-pushers or shorts, sports
dresses, bathing suitS-every-
thing cooD. There is quite a
bit of evening activity, but
again the prime thing to re-
member is comfort. There's
little to buy in the way OF
clothing except at exhorbitant
Panama City prices, so stock
up on the summer-type ward
robe you are using right away.
Have I made it sound hor-
rid? It really is one of the most
delightful places I have lived
in. Matter of fact, I wouldn't
exchange my opportunity Of
growing up there for anything
in the world. Here's to Won
derful Panamanian sojourn!
X X X
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MORE SHEET MUSIC
OFFERED

miss M. M. c., Alexandria
I wonder if any one would
be interested in old sheet
music, some Of it dating back
to 1914, also in school text
books, used in elementary
grades and first year high
school IS to 20 years ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-15

Write Mtriel NiSSen for free
leafet D-17,"P or Blame"
/. In all cases, be sure to incloSe
a stamped, selt-GddreSSed en-
Delope and send request to her,
care of The EUenirtg Star.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-14

past several years. have available to
them considerably more varieties of
food from which to choose than con-
sumers of other nations, most Of whom
depend on cereal products as the major
food in the diet. How many Europeans,
for example. can buy frozen foods at
their local markets or the variety of
canned foods available to Mrs. Ameri-
can Housewife? Therein lies the answer
to Mr.. SINNERS proposition, because
these and other foods compete daily
for place in the consumers diet. The
human stomach holds only 40 ounces of
food no matter in which country it is
located.
The answer to the problem of dis
posing of the wheat surplus posed by
Mr.. Skinner lies not so much in expect
ing the baking industry to solve the
politicians nightmare but in an honest
recognition on the part of Congress
that so long as our Government makes
it financially attractive for the farmer
to grow his crops for the Government
storage bins rather than for utilization
by the consumer through the market
place, the farmer will continue to do
just that.
Lewis G.. Graves,
President and General Manager.
Charles Schneider Baking Com
pany.
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BETHESDA, Md.

bE1dESDA, MO.
Dear Sir:
"I have read and enjoyed your column
for many years, and always look for.
ward to 1T. but was somewhat shocked
and surprised few days ago. when you
advised us to wait until the neighbors
leave home for vacation and go over
and prune the annoying vines that they
have let run riot.
IT am sure you meant it only in a
facetious vein, but some may take it as
a piece of good advice, for we had a very
sad experience on more than one oc-
casion when we we're away from home.
THE first offense was for some one
to saw a large pine tree. about 8-inch
caliber, several feet from the ground,
leaving a stub there to greet us.
Then the last time we went on
vacation we arrived home to find the
limbs of three of our pines, that were
not encroaching on any neighbours line,
sawed off to about Is feet from the
ground, literally running and mutilating
those lovely, graceful trees that We
priced so highly.
And 7 may add that We are good
neighborS.
1--WE are confident that We know who
did 1t. but haven't been able to- prove 1t
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Mouths-Open and Closed

There has been some suggestion that
Hollywood press agent was fired because he
accused Senator Jenner of getting drunk in
a London pub during the last war. The
press agent has lent encouragement to this
impression by saying that, SITS hell of
thing if you've got to be scared to open your
mouth in this country"
There is also possibility, however, that
the press agent, one William P. Gandall,
was fired, not because he opened his mouth,
but because he refused to open it. At any
rate, he took refuge in the Fifth Amend
ment, refusing to answer when Senator Jen-
ner asked him If he had ever been Com
munist The Hollywood moguls have been
taking very dim view Of the kind of pub
licity which results from this sort of thing,
and so it may be that Mr.. Gandall was fired
CD because he talked too much, (2) because
he wouldn't talk at all, or 60 for both
reasons
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Running Over Difficulties

John Landy, the great mile runner from
Australia, is gaining new distinctions daily.
AS the second man ever to run the distance
in less than four minutes, John was matched
In the recent British Empire Games at Van
couver against the first conqueror of that
time barrier-Dr. Roger Bannister OF Eng
land. When the day ended, John had then
become the first man to run mile in under
four minutes and still be beaten-becauSe
Dr. Bannister had passed him with great
closing kick down the final straightaway.
Each was timed under four minutes.
Now, it seems, John also is the first man
ever to run mile in less than four minutes
while having four stitches in a cut in his left
instep. The cut came from cameraman's
discarded flash bulb and John didn't want
to talk about 1t for fear it would be con-
strued as an alibi In fact, for "a hours
after the story first became known, ne
denied 1t fatty He has since admitted it
and two doctors have confirmed 1t.
John still hasn't claimed that the In
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BY Charles E TroceweN

pretty little potatoes" hanging to them,
and each one means new vine.
Rip it out here, it comes up there.
No amount of pulling and cutting
seems to do it any harm.
There is no foreseeable future in
which potato vines, so-called, will not
be growing luxuriantly there, just be-
cause so many years ago we failed to
heed the advice of the old man who
knew.
The old man who knows!
What a hard row he has to hoe in
this world. He knows. but the younger
men will not believe him.
He knows, and the old men will not
believe MIN, either.
Nobody believes his store Of wisdom.
They have to find it all out for them
selves
Well, maybe that is the best way,
after all It is a method Of acquiring
wisdom with many good points to it,
but it is rather discouraging. because
everybody has to take so much time to
find out for themselves what every one
has known before.
Maybe some day the tree hacker and
mutilator will learn, beforehand, that
what he does Is not good.
In that day, undoubtedly, the mil
Iennium VIII be close ct hand.
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This and That :.

as yet. A pine tree cuts of very little
sunshine. but if it does no one has a
right to do such thing to- "a neighbor's
yard, unless they hang over his side.
yours very truly, Abe"
There is great difference, of course.
between messy vines and nice trees.
Nice neighbors hesitate to trim the
other fellows vines. even when they
grow on ones own place and on ones
own side.
No one should hesitate, however, be-
cause some vines are immortal. Did you
know that?
The potato vine, for instance.
This should never be allowed start
in cultivated garden.
1t is propagating marvel. it is true.
Years ago, an old gardener told US,
You better get rid of that thing"
That thing smiled back in leafy tri-
umph.
1t looked so green and happy there.
we doubted the old mans wisdom.
Now, twenty years later, we marvel
how right he was.
We took pity on the potato vine. and
now look at it!
1t Is all over the place.
Try as we do, we cannot discourage 1t.
The leaves come unto being with
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Notable AntipoIIution Step

A notable step in reducing Potomac
River pollution will be taken under the joint
sewage-treatment agreement between the
District Of Columbia and the Washington
Suburban Sanitary Commission. Just as
Alexandria and Fairfax County are pooling
their wage-control facilities ON the other
side of the river, Washington and the two
nearby Maryland counties henceforward
will join forces in an accelerated program
for cleaning up the contaminated Potomac
and AnacoStia Rivers. This sort of inter-
juriSdictional teamwork Is essential if pres
ent disgraceful conditions in and along the
river are to be corrected within q reasonable
period of years.
Today and every day nearly % million
gallons of raw or only partially treated sew
age are being dumped into the Anacostia
River from residential and business sections
Of Montgomery and Prince Georges Coun-
ties. This discharge joins with the millions
of gallons entering the Potomac daily from
Washingtons own sewerage system, to pro-
duce a state of contamination hazardous to
health, destructive of flshlife and offensive
to persons and organizations wishing to use
the river for sports and recreation. Airing
tons partially treated sewage and Alexan-
Ol Id D \d1 PACoCAieJ Low Sewage 1881 dN0CC
conditions
The movement toward joint solution of
regional sewage problems has been gaining
Roadway in recent years under the urgingS
of the Interstate Commission on the Po-
tomac River Basin and of State water-con-
troll authorities Alexandria and Fairfax
County were the first two Jurisdictions in
the Metropolitan Area to enter into pact.
Studies have been made of the advantages
of joint action by Arlington and adjoining
areas. The agreement between the District
and Maryland long has been under study on
both sides of the District line. Until the
District completed plans for its long range
sewage treatment program, however, def
mite progress toward teamwork with Mary
land was slow. With the additional treat
ment facilities under construction, plus
secondary treatment improvements Sched-
uled, Washington's plant will be able to
handle all of nearby Marylands eff1uent
without difficulty.
All of this is cheering news to those who
have been concerned about the filthy con-
dition of the Potomac and its tributaries in
the Washington Metropolitan Area and who
have waited so long and so impatiently for
remedial measures. Even under the expe-
dited program, however, it will be some time
before any noticeable change for the better
takes place. The Districts new secondary
treatment plant-keystone of the future
river-cleanup drive-Will not be ready for
operation until about 1856.
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Wrong Way to Help the FBI

5##s# NOIlSIESSlDlld1 WILLINGNESS 1IlQGGQ Cd
gerness-to pass anti-subversive bills not
wanted by the Department of Justice, while
stalling on legislation urgently needed by
the FBI in its war on Red conspirators and
spies, is truly remarkable.
The Senate has just given good ex-
ample of this election-year tendency. BY
an 85-to-0 vote it has approved bill to
outlaw the Communist Party in this country
and to make membership therein criminal
offenSe. Offhand, that sounds good to the
voters back home. The average citizen is
against communism and thinks Commu-
niStS belong in jail. But the FBI, our chief
bulwark against communism, contends that
the outlawing of the party would greatly
complicate its job Of putting Reds out Of
circulation. Both FBI Director Hoover and
Attorney General Brownell have opposed
the "outlaw" bills, declaring that such leg
islation would only drive the party under
ground and make 1t more difficult to send
Reds to jail under the Espionage and Smith
Acts. Besides, Mr.. BroWnell has testified
that he has doubts as to the constitution
ality. of outlawing communism.
Also indicative of the current congress
sional mood was the quick passage recently,
to require registration of Communist-ow
printing presses and printing materials
This legislation was not sought by the De-
partment of Justice, nor was the Attorney
General asked for his opinion on it. For
Congress to pass such legislation without
debating its merits and without consulting
the Department Of Justice is unusual, to
say the least
If Congress really wants to strike blow
at the Red menace-and nobody doubts
that intent-it should heed, not ignore,
advice from those who are charged with
warning on subversion and espionage. Yet
to date Congress has failed to grant the
FBI the authority it urgently requests to
tap the wires of spies and saboteurs and
use the evidence in Federal courts. Until
this vital legislation is passed, Congress will
be depriving the FBI of an important
weapon in it's offensive against Moscow's
fifth columniStS in our midst.
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Gurden Homes

Gardens grow up homes--stem by stem.
Blade By blade. and trunk By trunk.
They lay
Foundations firm and deep tn sand
and clay $50,
And NTH leaf and blossom ratter
them.
Within the honeysnckle. homes fof
bees:
For humnttng- birds. the trailing
trumpet zine;
For butterflies, the cloper, and the trees
Are full OF lounges Dhere the larks
recline.
:,
To tables there. callers come to sup,
Drinking from yellow buttercup
or, from a lddy's-slipper, an nrbGne
And somewhat rdkish, eager drought of
rain. -
And euen the prondest, coming In at
night
Hank from mind, gull from custy
Hoperino. NTH Their firm iDfn0s tOrtte
AboDe their nesting place. God bless
our honsei"
Helen Harrington