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Evening star., 1954-01-04

The strong, hard shells OF
oysters guard them from enemies.
Most fish let oysters alone and
the same is true of most birds.
StarfiSh (Which differ widely
from true fish attack oysters
when possible. After a starf1sh
fastens it's arms to the shell, it
can force the two halves open.
Then it eats the soft body.
Birds seldom seek oysters. but
one kind Of bird likes them so
well that is it called the oyster
catcher! This bird is a little
larger than a crow; some fisher
man speak Of it as the "sea
crow"
oyster catchers live along the
sea coasts in warm parts of the
world. On our continent they
have been reported as far North
as New Brunswick, but most Of
them are seen much farther
South. They range from the
coast Of Virginia southwark to
Evening star., 1954-01-04
Uncle Rays Corner
By Romon Coffmon

Florida and around the Gulf Of
Mexico.
The question comes. "How is
this bird able to catch oysters.
and how does it reach the inside
of the shells?"
In a few cases, oysters have
been dragged up from depths of
half a mile or more, but the ma
jority are found less than so feet
below the surface. Some live only
a few feet down and these are
likely to become the "game" of
oyster catchers. At low tide. such
oysters are exposed, or almost
exposed, on q beach.
A bird Of this kind has a bill
with an end almost like the blade
Of an knife. After finding an
oyster. the bird forces the tip of
its bill between the halves Of the
shell and forces an opening.
Oyster catchers also enjoy
other food. including clans. They
treat CLAIMS In the same way as
Evening star., 1954-01-04

Now that the long New Years
holiday has ended, it might be
well to exercise our mental
processes with these three words:
Stimulate, simulate and scintil-
late.
They have entirely different
meanings, but sound somewhat
the same when pronounced. FIRE.
quently they are misused.
Stimulate means to arouse to
action or effort; to incite; to
spur on.
Simulate means to make q
pretenSe Of; to assume or have
the appearance Of.
Scintillate means to emit
sparks; to sparkle; to flash.
Scintillate is pronounced sin-ti-
late. Note that the &C" is silent.
Many speakers make the mistake
Of pronouncing "scin" as Skin"
instead of "sin."
A stimulant Is something that
provokeS or exciteS. A. ex-
Evening star., 1954-01-04
A Word to the Wise syMr.. Frank Colby

pressed by Macaulay, His feel
ings had been exaSperated by
the constant application of stim-
ulants." In medical terms, a
Stimulant is an agent that pro-
duces a temporary increase Of
vital activity in the organism.
Hence, an alcoholic beverage is a
Stinulant.
Simulate is an interesting
word but it should not be used
carelessly. Stimulation is a pre-
tense of what is not. Another
word, dissimulation, is conceal
ment of what is. Hypocrisy is a
stronger word and denotes. espe-
cially, q false or inSincere pro-
fession of goodness by one whose
aims are selfish, or whose life Is
corrupt.
Scintillate was q favorite Of
10th century novelists. Dozens
Of characters have been de-
scribed as having eyes that scin-
tillate with fury. wit or genius.
distributed By McNaught Syndicate. Inc)
Evening star., 1954-01-04

One of the three oyster
catcherS shown here Is work
ing ON q little group Of oysters.
they do oysters.
When these birds lay eggs. they
60 to dry places on the beach and
hollow out the sand. The female
warns the eggs at night. Dur
ing daytime, she usually trusts
the sunshine to do the work.
An illustrated leafiet telling about
the everyday life Of the ancient
Romans will be mailed without charge
to any reader who incloses stamped.
self.addressed envelope. Send your
letter to Uncle Ray In care Of The
star. Ask for Rome and the 0lden
Evening star., 1954-01-04
Answer to WHOSOEVER.
Famous Fubles
By {. E. Edoor

VISITORS - One night,
while playing in summer
stock, Ethel Barrymore was
advised by the stage man
ager that two ladies wished
to see her.
"They say they know me?"
said the actress. II don't
recall their names"
"They say they went to
school with you," said the
manager.
Went to school with mel"
exclaimed Miss Barrymore,
her interest aroused. well,
wheel them in!"
MISREPRESENTATION
English Artist William
Hogarth was commissioned
to paint the portrait of a
nobleman and his plain
looking wife. When the
painting was completed, the
nobleman refused to pay for
it, because Hogarth had
painted his wife with brutal
frankneSs. He demanded
another painting. The art
iSt refused.
But she looks positively
ugly!" complained the noble
man.
"Am I to blame for that?".
replied Hogartf. "If you
want me TO paint q peach,
why do you bring me q
potato?"
Evening star., 1954-01-04
Our Presidents

By Honore M. CotudoI
/. Which two ex-Presidents
died on the same day of the
same year?
2. Which President was born
on July 4?
3. Which two Presidents re-
ceived the Nobel Peace Award?
(Answers on Next Page.)
Evening star., 1954-01-04
Controct Bridge
washington, D. G.
1NDAY, JANUARY q, 1854

By Eosley Blockwood
5 Mr.. Dale's luck had been good
all during the session, so over
his partners three diamond
jump he took a shot at three mo-
trump, intending to go to four
diamonds If doubled.
North dealer. EaSt-West vul-
herable.
NORTH.
(MisS Brash) :.
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WEST. EAST.
-(Mr. Abel) (Mr. Heinsite)
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1A3 o.Q9
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SOUTH.
(Mr. Dale)
AKQ10.
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The bidding:
North. East. South. West.
Pass Pass club Pass
ld'm'd heart Pass Pass
Sd'nds Pass 3NT A.4 pass
. No double was forthcoming
and Mr.. Abel got off to, the lead
of the eight of hearts. Mr.. Dale
ducked two rounds of the suit.
He won the third heart and dis
carded the trey of clubs from
dummy. Mr.. Abel played the
six of spades.
/ At trick four a diamond was
led toward the king. Mr.. Abel
promptly ducked. But Mr.. Dale
figured with considerable reason
that if Mr.. Heinsite had started
with as much as six hearts with
a hundred honors and the ace
Of diamonds, he probably would
have opened the bidding.
He went up with the king Of
diamonds and it held. A dia-
mond back cleared the suit. Mr..
Abel winning with the ace. Now
there was no return that would
beat the hand. Mr.. Heinsite had
plenty of winners but no entry.
Mr.. Dale was bound to win five
diamonds, one heart, one spade
and two clubs.
Whenever a contract IS made
against Mr.. HeinSite, he auto
matically thinks his partner
must have made some mistake
(Often he isn't satisfied even
when a contract is defeated
trick. In this particular hand
he had to think for a while
before he discovered what Mr..
Abel could have done.
He finally figured it out. "You
should have discarded the ace
of diamonds on the third trick,
Abel" he said. Then there
would be no way for Dale to
run his diamonds without letting
me in"
True" replied Mr.. Abel "but
that's quite a play you're asking
me to make. Suppose you'd held
the king-jack-10 of spades in
stead of the minor suit queens.
Then I'D look great throwing
away the ace of diamonds and
letting him run away with the
whole Suit-and the contract"
Mr.. Heinsite was not con-
vinced. But it wasn't that
way" he argued unreaSonably.
I'D have played the ace of
diamonds without a seconds
delay if I'd held your hand"
Then why" asked Mr.. Abel
Ibid it take you so long to
figure out the play even after
you'd seen all So cards?"
Copyright. 1854. General Features corpJ
, 1954-12-18

The SIS Alcoa Patriot sail
ing from Pensacola December
3rd Mobile Dec. 4th & New
Orleans December 9th is due
at Frederiksted Dec. 18th via
Puerto Rico Cuidad Trujillo &
ST. Thomas accepting freight
from the above port and from
Trinidad.
RoBT. Z. MERWIG & co. INC
Agents
, 1954-12-18
X
5 and $50
Regular Admission
ABeIls from San Fernando

0s11s HUH g 1oA4Fd1I1U
starring
Donald Woods Gloria Warren
The evening performances will
finish At 1918 pm, lll
MGM News of the Day" at $50
only and SHORT T
, 1954-12-18
DR.. DE FREITAs coMINGI

DIR. DE FhElIAo IOMANGs
DR.. Robert M. De Freitas,
B. a. O., p. Specialist in Eye
Examination Refraction Or
thoptics, announces that on
Tuesday, December p, from
10 am. to 5 pm. & Wed. Dec.
%, from 1::3O pm. to 4:3O pm.
complete optometric service
will be offered to the Munich
pality Of Croix.
Will be in Frederiksted
Municipal Hospital from 900
am. until noon Wednesday: Z
The latest designs in Eye
glasses prepaid or COD.
, 1954-12-18
SHIPPING NEWS

The S. S. "Alcoa Roamer",
scheduled to sail from Norfolk
December 10th, Baltimore
December 18th, New York
December 18th, is die at Fred
eriksted via Puerto Rico &
ST. Thomas December 25th,
accepting freight from the
above ports and for Venezue-
la and Trinidad. Y
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-14
FoIloUing is the teri Of the
statement By Mr.. RGstUoroD:

4 q.
! wanted to live like q decent
human being. wanted to be
treated decently and I wanted
to be able to treat other people
decently.
It is impossible to live like this
under communism. People do
not dare treat each other de-
Gently or trust each other or
speak freely to each other.
In all my life until ! came to
America I had only one friend
with whom I.could speak fairly.
freely without fear. He was killed
in the war. could not even
speak freely with members Of
my own family.
When ! was Q baby. my mother
had me baptized. But she was so
afraid Of what the Communists
would do to her for this that she
had me baptized secretly. She did
not even ten my father.
Recalls Childhood.
When I was q child, my grand
father - my fathers father -
owned q small farm near Orel.
He had two horses and . COW.
Since he had no one to help him
work the farm, he once hired q
man to help him get the crops
in during the harvest. For this
the Communists called him a
kulak--a rich peasant--and took
away everything he had and
made 1t impossible for him to
earn a living any other way.
My mother sent my grand
father bread secretly from time
to time without letting even my
father find out about it. But
my father did not dare do any
thing to help. He stopped seeing
his father. He was afraid that
If he did the Communists would
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-14
Rather Kills Preacher
AT Faith Healing Service
BY the Associafsd Press

TRENTON, Ca, Aug. IA
self-styled Tennessee preacher,
bitten by poisonous snakes 10
times previously. was killed by .
rattler Thursday night at serv-
ices of a faith healing sect near
here. It was the second such
death in the area this summer.
Sheriff F. c. Graham said the
victim, Reece Ramsey, 81, Of
near Chattanooga, died after
putting the snake back in a sack
shortly after the RATHER sank its
fangs into Mr.. Ramsey's head
above the right ear.
The Rev. A. M. Walraven OF
Dunlap, Tenn, assisting Mr..
Ramsey in the service in brush
arbor between Sulphur Springs,
Ala. and Rising Fawn, Ca, told
a reporter the preacher died in
his arms while the choir was
singing, the revival song, I'm
Getting Ready to Leave This
World" b
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-14
| FBI Nabs Husband
OF Miss Philadelphia
BY the Associated Press

PITTSBURGH, Aug. IA
28-year -old man who says he is
married to Miss Philadelphia
the girl who walked out Of the
recent Miss Universe finals on
the West Coast-was arrested by
the FBI last night for violating
his parole on a Mann Act con-
viction.
Fred Hallford. special agent in
charge of the FIJI here, identi-
fled the man as Jack Melville
Pill of Philadelphia.
The man registered at a down.
town hotel as Jack Pail. He said
yesterday he was awaiting a ire
Cancellation" here with Miss
Philadelphia, Elaine Dufeen, %
He said she is en- route to Phil
adelphia with her father. Ben
jamin Dufeen.
Pill, former $3.50 a week pro-
motion manager for the Crosley
Corp. in Cincinnati, was con-
victed on two charges of white
slavery. court records show.
He pleaded guilty to procuring
for his then wife, Barbara, In
Cincinnati and was sentenced
to q year in Jail on one count
On the other he was placed or
probation for a year.
Last night the Philadelphia
said he was a press agent anc
had accompanied Miss Phila'
delphia to the West Coast fol
the Miss Universe finals. Aftel
she Withdrew from the contest
before the finals he said he wa.
married to her on July % IL
! Mexico.
Mr.. Hallford said he will b
returned to Cincinnati by {
United States Marshal to face
hearing on the parole violation
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-14
By Steed Esons
stor Stoff Correspondent

AKRON, Ohio, Aug. 14.-Taut
yet controlled, Jimmy Potter,
Washington's 18th Soap Box
champion, tomorrow will attempt
to erase the second half of a
5-year-old jinx in the All-Amer-
lean Soap Box Derby.
1t took Jim five years of hop
ing and working before he finally
won the Washington Derby. His
annual near-misses won him the
rueful title Of "also ram"
Tomorrow he'll try to reverse
his record to bring home the
first world championship to
Washington.
Jim got q shot at the cham
pionship trail here yesterday
when he coasted down the green
painted course in his practice
run. Although no official times
were kept, it was clear that he'll
NC u t11I Cdb W tIlC OGklCA Lev
entrants. He has the advantage
of age, weight and experience
in his favor.
Faces DetrOiter First.
In his first heat, Jim will race
against 13-year-old Edwin Gorka
q three-year Derby veteran from
Detroit, and Bill HoStetler, L.
year-old champ from South
Bend, Ind. A boy from Detroit
last year knocked Johnny Moore
jr., Of Alexandria, Va, out Of
semifinal racing here.
Jim's biggest obstacle fol
qualification was eliminated yes
terday when he passed the
weight test.
Normally, Jim weighs Is:
pounds. Six days of dieting
however had pared his weight
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-14
500 Price Cufback
Set by Studebaker
By the Associated Press

SOUTH BEND, Ind, Aug. IA.
--Studebaker Corp. says it will
reduce prices by about 500 on
it's 1855 models.
The announcement was made
yesterday, a day after workers
at the automotive plant voted to
accept a II per- cent pay cut in
move to save their jobs and
the company.
The company also said it soon
may obtain a "big volume" de-
Tense contract for guided mis-
Siles.
Studebaker hopes the cut
voted by the workers will be the
difference that will boost it's car
sales again in the face of a
slump that has put the company
in the red since the start of 1854.
The company hopes to produce
1850 cars month in October,
twice the recent rate. Officials
said if that goal Is reached there
should be 40 hours work week
for the 1000 Stude b a k er
workers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-14
Is Airmen Chute 10 Safety
As Burning Plane Crashes
Nv The Asseeie,sd Press

NEWARK, Ohio, Aug. IA
Sixteen crewmen bailed out Of
their huge Air Force tanker yes
terday before it crashed in q
cornfield within q mile Of Buck
eye Lake, q resort area.
Pilot Capt. George French, 80,
Of Los Angeles. ordered the ship
abandoned after one Of its four
engines caught fire and two
others went dead.
The plane flew unnamed for
10 miles before crashing.
All members Of the crew were
using parachutes for the first
time. Only three were injured
none seriously.
The plane was on q routine
training flight from Dow Air
Force Base, near Bangor, Me.
Cause of the accident was I'm
determined.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-14
More Aid Repeatedly
5purned by Arabs
By tho Assoeiassd Press

Saudi Arab repeatedly has be-
come the second nation to tell
the United States it wants NO
more American aid. Burma did
80 last year.
One big factor in Saudi Ara
bias decision, it was said yester-
day, is the Middle East king
dom's 5000 million q year oil in
come. Another reputedE is gen.
eral Arab resentment OF the
United States aid to Israel.
The United States has been
helping train Saudi Arabian gov
eminent personnel. This coun-
try also has been aiding in plans
for water developments and q
new railroad.
A total Of $1,632,000 was al
lotted for technical aid to Saudi
Arabia in the fiscal year that
ended July /, but not all Of this
was spent. Foreign Operations
Administration officials said.
The FOA was said to be pre-
pairing to pull its 30-man mis-
sion from Saudi Arabia, where il
has been for two years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-14
Rail Union Leader Joins
Fiuhf 10 Unseat Shivers
by The Associated Press

FORT WORTH. Tex, Aug.
14.-The president Of the Broth
erhood of Railroad Trainmen has
come out for Ralph Marlborough
in the latter's fight to unseat
Texas Gov. Allan Shivers.
w. P. Kennedy of Cleveland.
Ohio, head of the 212,000-mem-
Der union, told BRIT Texas menu
bers in annual convention last
night Texas will redeem itself
if it puts Ralph Marlborough in
as Governor"
Gov. Shivers, who backed Gen.
Eisenhower for President in 1862,
and Mr.. Marlborough, Austin
attorney. are campaigning for
the Democratic n ON ! n q Il o n
which will be decided in an Au-
gust % run-off primary election.
Two other candidates prevented
either from getting a majority
Of the total vote in the July "a
first primary. which Gov. Shivers
led Mr.. Marlborough by 23.787
votes.
In the past. Democratic nomi-
nation for Governor has been
tantamount to election.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-14

District and Vicinity-Mostly
sunny with high around SS to-
day. Some cloudiness tonight.
low near Sc. Tomorrow partly
cloudy and warmer.
Maryland-Mostly sunny to-
day, with temperatures in the
middle 80s. Partly cloudy to-
night, low 6O-68. Tomorrow
cloudy in East. chance Of widely
scattered afternoon thunder
showers, west portion.
Enthusiastically sunny today
with high 82-87. Partly cloudy
and warmer tonight, with
chance of afternoon thunder
showers in west portion tomor-
row.
Wind-Gentie, variable, be-
coming southeast to south. 5-10
miles per hour.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-14
Group Rules Pennsylvania
Isn't Disaster Area
BY The Associated Pres.
HARRISBURG. Pa. Aug. ]

HARRISBURG. Pa, Aug. IA.
"A committee studying damage
to crops in Pennsylvania during
the recent drought has decided
against recommending that the
state be declared a drought dis
aster area.
However, the decision, reached
yesterday after a study Of re-
ports from 80 of the States 81
counties, declared that crop con-
ditionS are serious, with eSti-
mates Of damage running to $50
million.
The hardest hit areas are the
counties in the southeast and
northeast.
Damage to corn crops was re-
ported between o third and Is
per cent. It was estimated that
about so per cent Of the pasture
land was permanently damaged
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-14
Van Fleet Would Gust
Russiu From u. N.

NEW ORLEANS, Aug. IA
Gen. James A. Van Fleet. for
mer commander Of the United
Nations forces in Korea. said
yesterday he believes Russia
should be ousted from the U. N.
The 62-year-old retired gen
eral said in an interview he
was glad to see that Gen. Mark
Clark agrees with me on kicking
the Russians out Of the U. NJ"
''I've had enough Of the Com
munists," Gen. Van Fleet. said.
"You can't deal with them and
the only way to get along is to
be tough. The only good Com
munist is a dead one"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-14
Spy .
Continued From First Page.)


shot back: 81 am an adult man
mot 20 or Is or IT."
But that didn't answer the
question.
The deliberately staged spec
tacle-which is. expected to be
only the first of q series Of such
shows-was Americas answer to
the propaganda use that the
Communists have made OF the
detecting Dr.. Otto John, former
intelligence official in West Ger
many.
The news conference began
only after q tense Soviet-Amer-
lean diplomatic duel that wound
up in a near-inSult to the
United States Government.
When American authorities de-
cided to show off Mr.. Rastorov
publicly, they invited Soviet AM
bassador Georgi zaroubin to the
State Department. The intention
was to inform Mr.. Zaroubin Of
Mr.. Rastorov's detection and al
low the Soviet Ambassador an
opportunity to interview him if
the Ambassador desired.
Guessed Purpose.
The United States did not tell
the Soviet Embassy the purpose
of inviting Mr.. Zaroubip to the
State Department. Because of
previous exchanges over Mr.. Ras-
torov, however, the Soviet En-
bassy apparently guessed at what
was coming.
So the Embassy told the State
Department that Mr.. Zarouoin
was indisposed State Depart
ment officials invited the Embassy
to send another representative to
the State Department for the
proposed conference.
The Embassy told the State
Department no Soviet official
was available for the meeting.
The State Department then
went ahead with the Rastorov
news conference without inform
ing the Soviet that it was COM
ing. But the Soviets boycotted
the affair so completely that
not even a Tass reporter showed
up.
Mr.. Suydann, as State Depart
ment spokesman, was asked how
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-14
Text Of R0styoroyS Statement

punish him. Ny grandfather
starved to death In 1890.
Ny father had a brother who
was an army doctor. He was
taken prisoner by the Germans
in the Second World War. When
he was freed. the Communists
sent him - like thousands Of
others--to d Quarantine" camp
to check on his reliability. He
was kept there for three years.
When he was released. ] was
afraid to see him or have any
thing to do with him, in spite
of the fact that ] was extremely
fond Of him. I was afraid I
would be punished If ] did, may
be dismissed from government
service, because he was under
suspicion and always would be
for having been in contact as
q prisoner - with the outside
world.
This il what life Is like under
communism. These are the sorts
Of things communism does to
people.
I tried hard all my life to
believe in this system but I could
not. From the time ! began to
understand life q little. the
things I saw made me feel more
and more doubt and bitterness
and hatred.
Finally all this - especially
after I saw with my own eyes
how people live their own lives
and how they get along with
each other in free countries
made me decide to leave forever
a fatherland which the Commu-
nists had turned into a concern
tration camp.
Now ! hope I can make a new
life in this country, a normal
life like the lives Of other people.
hope I can become an Arneri-
can like other Americans.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-14
Potter Puts Brakes on Nerves
As Coaster Title Test Neors

down to 1877. Since he knew his
90-pound car had gained sew
eral pounds of decorative paint
after the Washington race =
how many for sure he didn't
know-he went on a strict diet.
His denial of extra helpings paid
off yesterday. when he rolled
onto the scale in his car. He
and the car weighed 248 pounds,
two under the limit.
Chance for Auto, Too.
Besides his chance at four
scholarships worth $4,000 the
Southeast Washington youngste1
has been promised a car by his
father if he places among the
first five finishers. James Pot
ter. ST., who lives at 2049 Thirty
fourth street NV. explained
that Jim has wanted to drive q
car ever since he was 9. The
boy has saved all the salary hi
/ received for several years OF
summer work toward buying 9
car.
When he completed his tria
run yesterday, Jim said hi
thought the track, although 10(
feet longer than the Penpsyl'
vania avenue course, was much
slower than he had expected. Hi
approximate time down the hill
was clicked at a fraction ovel
Is seconds.
Last night, Jim saw some
Hollywood celebrities. Rober
Cummings. Lola Albright, Bue
Abbott and Lou Costello came
out to have dinner with the poyi
at Derby Town, a lake-shor'
camp outside Akron. In tn,
afternoon, Jim had gone swim
ming a couple times and tool
d spin in a link trainer, pro
vided by the Akron Naval All
Reserve Corps.