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About a half million square
miles of the Antarctic con-
tinent is Marie Byrd Land.
1t extends approximately
from the Sea of Bellingshau-
sen, at the Pacific foot of the
Palmer Peninsula, to the low
Rockefeller and Edsel Ford
Mountains which fringe the
western shore of the Ross Sea.
1t is named appropriately after
Mrs. Richard E. Byrd to whose
explorer husband the world
owes about all it knows Of this
vast, ice-covered waste. Still it
is largely UNEMPLOYED. There
have been only rare glimpses
of its surface from airplanes.
Like all Antarctic territories, it
is a pie-shaped wedge extend
ing to the South Pole.
At present it is a no-man's
land. Nobody legitimately
claims sovereignty over it. OF
all Antarctic territory, a United
States claim to Marie Byrd
Land would be least likely to be
challenged. No such claim,
however, has been made.
Site Of U. S. Camp
Here, at the western foot of
the Edsel Fords, will be set up
one of the most important of
the seven American camps in
the Antarctic during the In
ternational Geophysical Year.
1t will be occupied by a party
of about Is scientists and their
support personnel for two
years. The site is about 500
miles from the headquarters
station at Little America.
Present plans are for a con-
struction party to leave the Bay
of Whales early in October.
These will complete construc-
ton about January is. The
scientific party is expected to
arrive early in February. This
will be late in the Antarctic
summer. The primary job of
this party, as of all the others,
will be to carry out the scien-
tif1c program of the geophys-
ical year. In connection with
this, however, tricks of from
$50 to 500 miles will be made
in every direction. Selection
of the routes will be made after
air reconnaissance. The areas
to north and northeast of the
station for 400 miles and to
the south towards the pole for
1000 miles are completely un-
known. An important objec-
tive will be to determine the
general nature of the ice sheet
and the mountain structure
between the station and the
BellingShausen Sea coast about
400 miles to the north, to the
east where Marie Byrd Land
blends with the Palmer PENN
sula, to the southwest to the
Ross shelf. and to the south
into the great plateau in the
center of which is the South
Pole.
Extensive surveys will be
made of the mountains in the
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playing. Dry the mouthpiece ,
after use and cover the har- ]
monica with a soft lint-free,
cloth.
@. When did the secluded
kingdom of Nepal officially
open its frontiers to foreign"
ers?-J. T. Y.
A. Not until 1948, when a
scientific expedition sponsored
by the National Geographic
Society was admitted. Sub =
sequently, mountain climbers
were allowed to tackle Mount !
Everest and other uncon-
quered peaks Of the Himalayas.
Before World War II, only.
about $50 foreigners had been''
permitted to pass the country's
barriers. Tourists are now
welcomed.
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THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL

Only an expert can be sure.
All most of us can do is
beware of what seem TO be
flying ants.
They were on, in and around
a stump of a locust.
No calculating machine could
work with more machinelike
precision than that catbird. .
Plop, plop. plop, plop-
One after the other as quickly
as that. the bird ate insects
until his eyes fairly bulged.
He was having a great time,
and the human world was
being helped at the same time.
All the catbirds, Knockers,
cardinals, jays, starlings and
common Sparrows, which for
weeks had been gathering at
the back porch to eat seedless
raisins, had disappeared, hav-
ing found in mulberries and
others more delectable food.
But they will be back, when
all the natural foods are ex- ;
hausted.
At the time Of 17-year-
locuSts. brood 10, in 1868. the
birds wholly deserted feeding
stations to devour the cicadas.
Nature ordinarily provides
her children with a succession
of foods.
The great favorite, es-. /.
pecially at nesting time, is the
small worm. and equally a
favorite is the small insect.
Worms and insects make up
the baby food of the bird
world.
Every fledgling, regardless .
of species, is fed on these, =
which, because of their pro-
tein content, are irreplacable;;
Something can be done by,'
any interested householder.
however, in helping the song
Sters at nesting time.
Ground meat of any kind,
with emphasis on beef of one
sort or another, may be put
out for the birds. ).
They will find it, but SO will
a wandering dog or cat, so it is
best placed in the crotch. of a
tree, or atop post
Salmon, left over Efom the
cats meal. can be similarly
used. I:
Raisi1se because of their:
sugar content, will help give
father and mother bird STAN
ina, as if they needed any.
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.FHqht Safety

The time has certainly
arrived when some immediate
measures must be introduced
into the field of air transporta-
ton.
l am a businessman who
must travel uently by
plane, and for some time now
I find question of doubt aris-
ing in my mind as to whether
1 am using good judgment in
selecting air as my means of
travel. This question of doubt
has come not completely be-
cause of the air accidents that
have occurred recently as much
as to what one is exposed to
in accident possibilities in a
normal croSs-country trip.
Our airportS are seriously
overloaded. the sky is no longer
the wild blue yonder, for the
traffic situation there is to the
point of alarm. The military,
commercial and private craft
traffic is a constant collision
concern to any pilot while in
flight. Still more and more
aircraft and passengers are
added daily under the present
overloaded setup. 1t is not
uncommon at all to encounter
some situation that challenges
safety on a cross-country flight
today. I know because I am
not just a passenger; am an
experienced traveller who has
flown many hours before and
since the war, and during the
war as a crew member flying
in all types of craft under all
conditions.
I have seen this condition
come about slowly and steadily.
I have discussed this problem
with other people who have a
knowledge of flight and are
business travellers such as my
self; they, too, are concerned
and wonder if the train with
its time-consuming factor
might not be rewarding.
I don't propose to offer the
solution to this perpleXing con-
dition, but / do know we are
not taking full advantage of
our capabilities in overhauling
completely the setup as it now
exists. I believe all personnel
connected directly with COM
mercial flight today are doing
the best possible under human
error standards, but they could
do much more to meet and
eliminate the constant threat
Of error If a congressional
council, board or committee
with authority would give a
new look at air transportation.
There are new and proven
electronic devices and systems
to be employed, new and more
airports required, patterns of
flight and many others that
are needed now. not tomorrow:
and if there is one thing we
don't need, that is a lot of
talk and do nothing.
I am writing this letter to
your paper because I hope it
will be more effective for all
to read it, whether they fly or
not, for this great means of
transportation affects all of us
as individuals and as a Nation.
A Businessman.
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'H-Bomb Deoths'

l agree with your editorial
of July 4 entitled "H-Bomb
Deaths" that the implications
of nuclear warfare should be
publicized so that the people
know fully what it means. But
your editorial misses the point
of my objection to the public
release of Gen. Gavin's testi-
mony on the effect of radio
active fallout.
In closed session before the
Senate Air Force Subcommit-
tee, Gen. Gavin was asked how
many deaths there would be
on the premise that the United
States Strategic Air Force
made an attack on Russia with
nuclear weapons. Gen. Gavin
did not select the premise. He
simply answered the question
as it came to him, indicating
that such an attack would kill
in the order of several hundred
million people, in one direc-
ton or another, depending on
which way the wind blew.
l have the greatest respect
for Gen. Gavin. My objection
to release of this information
went to the context in which
it appeared, which was not
Gen. Gavin's responsibility. 1t
was not clear from the ques-
ton that the hypothetical
United States attack was a
retaliatory blow. Therefore, the
question and answer, taken to-
gether, provide fertile material
for anti-American and neu-
tralist elements, not to men,
ton the Communists, which
stand to gain by the image of
an aggressive and warmonger-
ing America. AS I predicted,
these very elements are al
ready exploiting the testi-
mony. Indeed, it has been
used in Germany to attack
the bill which would provide
for German armed forces to
strengthen NATO.
OF course, the American
people and all other peoples
should know the truth about
the several hundred million
people that would die in an
about nuclear war. But the
United States does not intend
TO start such a war, and the
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"35th STREET.

OObAl ~ 4OA5G L
Dear Sir:
Some days ago you men
toned that a reader was wor-
ried about some bats. What to
do about them?
Il say let them alone, and
be glad they come close. They
won't hurt you, they are not
dirty. they have just as much
right to fly around as any
thing else.
Il would write more, but my
writing may be hard to read.
But don't destroy the bats"
These ideas have the hearty
backing of DR.. Ernest Walker,
assistant director of the Ma
tional Geological Park.
In fact. most friends of ami
mails feel just this way, with,
perhaps, few reservations.
x 4
Even the friend of bats is
more likely to love them when
they are in somebody else's
house!
Actually, the bat is clean, as
our correspondent says. Most
of the stories told against it
are strictly in the old wives
tales department.
Just why old wives, rather
than young ones, want to cir
culate untrue stories is a ques-
ton in human nature. Any
body'S guess is good
Once we found a bat f1oored
on the 7th floor of The Star
Building.
1t had flown in on the wings
of a storm, and could not
move.
We took it home in a paper
box, and installed it in the
garage, where it remained for
some days, finally flying out.
1t was soft brown creature,
with appealing eyes, and as
much right, indeed, to fly out
its life as any other living
thing.
BY eating hundreds of mimi
cal insects. the bats in and
around the National Capital
do a real service for mankind.
Birds, it is true, take first
place, because there are so
many more of them. and they
eat so many more unwanted
insects.
We were watching a catbird
devour flying ants, probably no
less sinister than the now ia
nous termiteS.
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LETTERS TO THE STAR

people Of the world need to
know that also.
There are many ways to
make known the full truth of
the consequences of nuclear
war. My point was simply that
the release of Gen. Gavin's in
formal closed-door testimony
was a clumsy, unfortunate and
unnecessary way to do it.
Henry NJ. Jackson,
United States Senator.
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@. For what horse race is the
Little Brown jug awarded
F. w.
A. The Little Brown jug
classic is a race for three
year-old Standardbreds held
each year in September at the
Delaware, Ohio, county fair
grounds. 1t has been called
the Kentucky Derby Of pac-
ing" One of the prizes is a
pottery jug for the mantel-
piece.
@. Does a harmonica require
any special care?-A. A.
A. Experts advise that a
harmonica should not be
played by a person who has
been eating until after the
mouth has been rinsed. Never
chew gum or eat candy while
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Pen names may be used II
letters carry tDriterS' correct
names and addresses. All
letters are subject to conden-
Sdtion.
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Summer Ruin

Like tiny crystal balls
The drops OF summer rain
Foreteu lush stneddotD grass
And ripping fields OF grain.
Mekkin S. Perkins
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

BY THE HASKIN SERVICE
D Please inclo
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Deputy Group
Picks Taylor

Hubert T. Taylor. AZ. a deputy
United States marshal here for
five years, has been elected pres
ident Of Region 10 Of the Ma
tional Association Of Deputy
Marshals.
Region 10 embraces the Dis
trict Of Columbia. It includes
108 deputy marshals and is the
largest region numerically of the
country's 10 such areas.
Mr.. Taylor is a native of Mar
tinsburg. w. Va. During World
War II he served as a shore pa
trolman with the Navy. During
this period he won a Naval COM
mendation for the capture of an
armed robber In Norfolk, Va. He
is assigned to the Civil Division
of Municipal Court.
Other officers elected were:
Pasquale (Pat) Gesuero, vice
president, and Sam Krawitz, Sec
retary-treasurer. Mr.. Gesuero is
a graduate Of National Law
School and has been a deputy
/ for Is years. Mr.. Krawitz has
been a deputy for six years and
is assigned to United States Dis
trict Court.
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Totals IS Is IS Totals 80 "a
Halftime score: Fort Belvoir. 1925.
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FIRST CHAMPION FROM TOY GROUP
Poodle Makes History
In Westminster Show

cluding the big Philadelphia
event last December.
WILDER lives with me the year
round" said the 27-year-old Miss
Rogers, who has been a profess
sional handler since she was 81
Hes a real Snowman and loves
the applause of the crowd"
Boxer and Setter Impress
Even after he sent Oh. Star
Twilight of Clu-Mor back to the
kennels in the toy group compe-
tition. the experts hardly noticed
WILDER. The victory over Star
Twilight was an important one,
too. Star Twilight had won the
toy group the last two years.
No second place is awarded at
Westminster, but Palmer COM
mented that 1.-The boxer was
beautiful and the setter was
mighty good, too"
That indicated he was i'm
pressed by the working group
winner, Oh. Baroque of Quality
Hill. a boxer owned by Mr.. and
Mrs. John P. Wagner of Chicago,
and the sporting victor, Oh. Rock
Falls Colonel. an English setter
belonging to William T. Holt OF
Richmond. Va.
Baroque is daughter of CHI.
Bang Away Of Sirrah Crest, the
all-time record holder for Best
in-Show awards, l2l. The Colo
mel is right behind Bang Away
with 100.
Others in the final were Oh.
Fancy Bombardier, owned by
Tom and Pearl Sheahan Of Tor
rington, Conn. a bloodhound
which won the hound group; Oh.
Alfonco Won der Goldenen, en-
tered by the Pennyworth and
Claredale Kennels of Hampton
Bays. N. Y. standard poodle
which was the No. l non-sport-
ing dog, and Oh. Rock Hill Bri-
gade, sent In by Mrs. Robert B.
Choate of Davers. Mass, a Sealy-
ham, which took the terrier
group.
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INDIANS
Continued From Page CT

Continued From Page c.
I$2.2 million, compared with the
ISl2 million the club cost in 1916
The 1949 buyers were substan.
TALLY the present owners. ex,
Icept that Ellis Ryan departed a.
president after a squabble ir
1852
Greenberg is scheduled to be.
come a principal" stakeholder
under the new owners. Daley
and a fellow director of the
Nickel Plate Railroad, Gilman
Ignatius A. O'Shaughnessy of St
Paul. and Greenberg are ex-
pected to hold more than hall
the shares.
Sought Interest in al
Big Hank. recently voted into
baseballs Hall of Fame for his
smuggling talents with the Tigers
and Pirates. thought he was 70
get a financial interest when he
was appointed to his present job
by Week in 1947.
In fact. Week announced that
Greenberg lis" the second
largest stakeholder in the In
dians. but later the general
manager said that he never was
able to buy any shares. 1t was
reported a minor stakeholder
had promised Week he would
sell some shares to Greenberg
but backed out.
Daley said that the other time
he was interested in buying
Veeck was asking $2.5 million
Il thought 1t was a wise in
vestment then. just as / think
1t is now" he continued. Il have
the greatest faith in the future
Of baseball. particularly in Cleve-
land, which is a great baseball
town.
But I felt then that any man
who ran the team should have
some financial interest in it, q
general manager who owned
stock in the club. Unfortunately,
I couldn't locate such a man
six years ago.
That's why I invited Hank
Greenberg to become a principal
stakeholder. I have the great
est confidence in his ability and
l have long felt that he should
have more than a working in
terest in the team"
Daley was a sandlotter as a
boy in Ashtabula, Ohio. When
the family moved here in 1910
he got a job as an usher in
the Indians former home
League Park. Until now, that
was his only official connection
with baseball.
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BOWLING

which ordinarily at this stage
of the campaign is in a scramble.
Bob Lockhart. the circuits in
dividual leader. gained one stick
to put his average at 1898. His
149-391 was high for the Chew
vies. Bill Koontz rolled 149-434
for Grady Motors.
Glebe Radio, the runnerup,
dropped two to Miller High Life,
paced by Frank Bradsher who
rolled l52-411 as a substitute for
Abe Weinberg.
Sonny Weldon OF Pepsi Cola,
well behind in the defense of his
individual title, was his old self
in shooting 162-414 as the
Pepsis shut out Curles Movers.
To shade Rex Engraving Co.,
Silent Sales won the third game
in a rolloff that went two frames.
Leon Fleisher was best for the
winners at 373 and Elwood
Harding for the losers at 160-
418.
With the Bladensburg Bowl
ing Center as host, it was the
first District major match rolled
with automatic pinSetters in use.
According to Scorer John PARSE,
1T was finished in less than or
binary time.
Bethesda Forty Alleys, led by
Bob Mynek's l64-403 and Paul
Moore's 40l. swept National Be-
hemian Beer.
The standings: Chevy Chase,
1927: Glebe. 41-3l; Grady, 40
81; Silent Sales, 1922, Rex En-
craving. 37-35: Cmles, 35-37;
Bethesda, 1873: Miller. 1888:
Pepsi Cola. 1899 and National
Bohemian, $3.50.
x&*
Lexington Park Budweiser is
the new leader in the Washing
ton City Tenpin Association
championships at Petworth with
a score of 1858. including a ham
dicap of AL. K. Kephart was
high in the series with 578.
Chef Ness. the ASSOCIATION
president. led his Alexandria
Seven Up team into second place
with a 592 contribution TO a
gross of 3.043.
Competition will continue for
the next two week ends.
Leaders in the associations
singles sweepstakes. at the Lucky
Strike. are r. Rensselaer,, 1922
85l; Dewey Hippeard, 1884,
and Ira Hand. 48-8l1.
One re-entry is permitted in
this event. to continue through
the next two week ends.
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NEW YORK. Feb. IS (P1.-Ch
WILDER White Swan, an almost
invisible bundle Of fluff, ruled
the dog world today.
This tiny toy poodle. which
weighs 6 pounds, fur and all, won
Best in Show at the gigantic
Westminster Kennel Club event
in Madison Square Garden last
night, and thereby broke a ira
dition Of almost a half century.
Never before since the West
minister has been awarding Best
in-Show, has a member of the
toy group been sent to the top.
They've taken a couple of Best
American-Bred prizes. But never
the Best-in-Show.
Imagine, then. the predica-
ment in which Judge Paul Pal
mer of Pleasantville. N. Y, found
himself when the time to select
the champion of champions
came. Along with the crowd of
10000. he couldn't take his eyes
of WILDER.
Difficult Decision
He had some other great dogs
In the ring-dogs that had been
piling up impressive records for
years. But in the end, he gave 1t
to WILDER.
1T was difficult decision to
make" Palmer admitted. But
the toy poodle was about perfect
in form. was amazingly solid.
showed great spirit and was well
handled"
The handler was Anne Rogers
of Mahopac, N. Y. and the own
er is Mrs. Bertha Smith of Beth
page. N. Y.
The Smiths are not big in the
dog business. Until she was ad-
vised by her physician to take up
a hobby. Mrs. Smith never had
sent a dog into the ring.
WILDER, in fact, was her first.
She entrusted him to Miss Rog-
ers three years ago. and the two
have won Is Best-in-ShoWs, in
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Continued From Page CT
Froats and Infielder Fred Hat
field joined the Tigers fold.
Catchers Pete Daley and Jim
Pagliaroni and Pitcher George
Susce, jr., signed with the Red
SoX.
Third Baseman Don Hoax.
acquired in the Randy Jackson
deal. became the 41st Cub to sign.
Catcher Andy Seminick and First
Baseman Ed Bouche agreed with
the Phillies. while the Pirates
signed Pitcher Bob Friend, the
National League earned run
champion with a 2.84 mark, In
fielders Johnny O'Brien and Bob
Skinner, and Pitcher Dick Hall.
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FIGHTS LAST NIGHT
BY the Associated Press

PORTLAND, Oreg Jimmy Martinez
] 80, Phoenix, knocked out Peter Mueller
1872, Germany 80
GALVESTON. Tex-Alex Vargas. 100
Galveston. knocked out Young Junior
1877, Albany. n. Y t2l.
SALT LAKE cIrY-Mlio Savage. $50
Salt Lake City .outpointed Esau Ferdin.
and. 1872, Los Angeles QUJ
MIAMI BEACH. Fla Rocky Randell
1924. Tampa. outDointed ANDY Arei
1875, Massena, N Y. 10b.
HOLYOKE. Mass.---Andre Tester
1874, Springfield Mass, outpointec
Sammy Walker. 100, Springfield 400.
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'BeIvoir Can Pass
500 Mark Toniuht

Fort Belvoir's basketball team
has a chance to move past the
500 mark tonight when it plays
a home game against Aberdeen
Proving Grounds, a team it al
ready has defeated on the road.
The Engineers pulled even for
the season with a 1912 record
last night by defeating Fort
Muer Q5-7a of Ralunir
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Forty-Niners Sign End

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. IS up.
Ed Henke, a top defensive end
in the National Football League
in 1928, has been signed for
the 1856 season by the San
Francisco Forty-Niners.
Henke was in the Army in
1854, and played for Calgary
in the Canadian League last sea-
son