The Key West Citizen Newspaper, April 29, 1953, Page 3

Dog Packs Range Cite Gd not bother to take their pets} The Lord’ Gregt SAVANNAH if — A slum clear-j “it” them. The orphans, traveling | England ance ‘program was blamed by|' Packs. are ranging the city in| clothes the Police for an invasion of dogs into|S¢arch of food. j ting on. the-t |the city's residential districts. Police said they had received} fee for ‘his se i Officials said that families fore-;mpre than 300 dog co:nplaints years has Jor turned over to the neutral’s)in South Korea to be turned over ed to move out of depressed areas! from residents -within two. weeks, las a This Is The 107th Spring For Lone Civil War Veteran By DAVID M. MASON DULUTH, Minn. ‘®—The old soldier peered through a lace- Communists vetting Ready To Name Their Choice For A Neutral Nation By ROBERT EUNSON TOKYO —There were Minn., in 1865, and for 16 years was a wood turner in a furniture factory. signs custody in Korea. curtained window into the muddy street. His eyes sparkled at traces of an. overnight snowfall. “It’s old man winter’s last kick,” Minnesota had become a state jonly seven years éarlier, in 1858, when Indians still were hostile. A jack of many trades, Woolson he boomed with a chuckle. This is the 107th spring for Albert Henry Woolson, lone survivor ef the Union Army in the Civil War, sole living member ot the 2,675,000 members of Grand Army of the Republic. Drummer Boy Woolson put on his uniform Oct. 4, 1864 at the age of 17 as a “volunteer private.” His las} comrade, James A, Hard, Rochester, N. Y., dicd March 12 at 111. Fingering a cigar in a steady, Vein-lined hand, Woolson rocks gently in a small, padded chair, and personal experiences and the pages of history often become fused for him. Woolson was born in Watertown, N.Y. His father was a cabinet maker, painter aad builder of fine worked in mills and on engineering jobs in the area and spent some time in logging camps at Ontona- gon, Mich. He came to Duluth in 1905 where he worked at various jobs, including stationary engineer and pattern maker. He retired from regular work at 8 “to take life easy.” Since 1949, when his second wife died, a daughter and her husband have lived with him, In recent years she has become a spokesman for him because his hearing has lapsed. Woolson’s day begins about 6:30 a. m, when he rises, shaves (with a safety razor), bathes and dres- ses. Sometimes he has difficulty buttoning the shirt. He comes down a staircase unassisted, reads the morning paper through shell-rim furniture as well as a musician, | glasses, has breakfast and awaits Before organizing a band of his|the mailman. own he was a member of a 100-! In recent years, 25 or more let- Piece military band and orchestra |ters have arrived daily. in New York City. He cast his first vote for Lincoln, “One day,’ Woolson fondly re-|he says, under a special regulation counts, “father and i went to the| permitting soldiers, regardless of Capitol Building at Albany, N. Y.| age, to, vote. There was a meeting there, and| His last vote was for “Uncle one man was tall and had large, | Ike” who Woolson hopes “can lead bony hands. It was ’Old Uncle Abe,’| a far- different eourse” than his and he talked about human slavery. | predecessor. “What he said I was top young} ‘‘More true religion” is probably to comprehend,” the old man said} the only solution to war, he says. as he rocked and fingered a gold}; His remarks on recent birthdays watch chain. show how Woolson looks to the About the war, he said ‘The | future. first time a cannon went off, I] In 1949, he thumped his chest, was scared to death.” lit a cigar and said “T'll be around On April 9, 1865, Gen, Robert E.|a long time yet.” Lee surrendered to Gen. Grant at} In 1951, he assured a newsman Appomattox. This is one of Wool-|‘‘Certainly, I'd grab a gun” to son’s favorite subjects. For a mo-|defend this country. ment, he assunies the role of Grant| In 1952, he was “feeling like a Saying in a stern voice: million.” “Sir, I demand you surrender.| Four Confederate veterans still Cease fire on the Union forces | live: William A, Lundy, 105, Laurel and stop the futile effusion of blood | Hill, Fla., Thomas E. Riddle, 107, in this strife.” Austin, Tex.; John Salling, 105, Woolson says Grant's conduct} Slant, Va.; and Walter Williams, was “really remarkable.” 110, Franklin, Tex. On Sept. 27, 1865, he was mus- tered out after serving slightly less than a year. Woolson was married in 1868 at 21 to Sarah Jane Sloper who died - in 1901. Three years later, he mar- ried Anna Haugen who died in 1949. Of 14 children borne by his two wives, eight survive: Woolson settled at St. More men than women are blind. Legend says that whoever owned the Kohinor diamond lost his sight. The name of the famous diamond can be spelled Kohinor, Kohinoor, or Kohinur and means “mountain Peter, | of light.” Wednesday, April 29, 1953 THE KEY WEST CITIZEN MITCHELL THE NEW 4 SEASONS ROOM AIR CONDITIONER WESTINGHOUSE AIR CONDITIONING BRUNNER REFRIGERATION AND AIR CONDITIONING CURTISS REFRIGERATION AND AIR CONDITIONING AJAX — SERVEL ELECTRIC ICEMAN Automatic Ice Cube Maker and FLAKE ICE MACHINES FOGEL KNOWN THE WORLD OVER SINCE 1899 Page 3 Quality Commercial Refrigerators . . . Beverage Coolers... Display Cases... Walk-In Boxes... Beer Dispensing Equip- ment... Deep Freezers... All Types Liquid Carbonic Products. TIME PAYMENTS or RENTAL PLAN No Money Down On All Air Conditioners We Install or Sell Electric Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Company Shop and Store at 1212 Varela St. today that a break might be immi- nent in the deadlocked armistice talks at Panmunjom. After three days of no progress the Communists were getting ready to nominate their choice for a neutral nation. And President Syngman Rhee of South Korea said he would agree to send to the.neutral nation some 15,000 Chinese who have rejected communism. Most observers predict that once the Communists and United Na- tions Command get together on a neutral nation to administer furth- er screening of 50,000 Chinese and North Korean prisoners who have refused repatriation, the rest will be easy. It will take time to work out the’ many details, but none should Present a major stumbling block. The big issues stil! facing nego- tiators are: 1, Naming a neutral country. 2. Deciding whether prisoners jwho have renounced communism will be sent to the neutral country Joys Of Doing indicated they TIME TO START THINKING OF RETIREMENT IS NOW By CHRIS MACGILL AP Staff Writer : ‘What are you going to do when you quit work for good? “I’m going to loaf and fish,” you may say and mean it, but unless you’re most unusual you'll soon find that the joys of doing nothing pall very quickly. The time to start thinking about retirement is now. If your life is wound around your job and its associations you may have a hard time developing new interests when your employment ends. If you have a hobby or several of them, you're in an enviable Position. Retirement will mean more time to do the things you enjoy. More than once, a retire- ment hobby has flowered into a whole new career for a man or woman. If it doesn’t do that, your hobby is likely to keep you in the swim of things. But suppose you have reached jtetirement and never have had | time or inclination to develop out- ; Side interests. Time is likely. to pass slowly with nothing to do but read, listen to the radio or watch TV. All those activities are passive, Most peopie feel a need | for doing something that’s creative | or involves contact with others. | How to get started? Many cities jhave recreation centers for older people. There are clubs for old- sters—golden age clubs, clubs and the like. If you happen to live in a community with many retired residents all you have to do is pick and choose. fine yourself to old people’s groups. Your church or synagogue you can r. Even i small towns there are bound to be hobby clubs you can join. Don't overlook volunteer serv- | Obsrver Corps to helping out at | the blood bank. However, organi- | zations which enlist the volunteer | mind that many of them are on {very restricted budgets. | Some areas have been experi- |menting with camping for old | people. In spite of strong initial | protests from oldsters who think of camping as childish, social workers have found it works out very well. It has been a particular | boon for people from large cities However, the camp program that does well for children doesn’t suit to the neutral country.” | So far the major choice in Asia] The deadlock was about to has been India. Although United} break, it seemed, but there was | Nations spokesmen won’t com-{no indication that an armistice ‘in ment officially, it was thought|Korea would be reached with any {India would be acceptable speed. ' three- | quarter century clubs, grandmas’! But don’t think you have to con- | no doubt has active organizations | ice to the community. It may | |range from joining the Ground | aid of older people should keep in | The main point here seemed to | ; be: Would India take the job? | “It’s fantastic,” 2 high U. N. Command source said, “to believe the Communists would insist on} | moving these North Koreans from | Korea. They ate Koreans. They have said they don’t want to go} 'back to North Korea, but they | want to remain in South Korea | and be assimilated by that coun-| | try.” | Rhee, at a news conference, said | the same thing, then added: | “Let’s divide all of the- prison- | ers held by the United Nations into | two categories: | “1. We will’ agree to Red de- | mands and send the 15,000 Chinese | who have renounced communism to a neutral nation for further | screening. | “2. But the 30,000 or more North | Koreans who say they never want} | to see the place again. will remain Nothing \Are Very Quickly Ended After a neutral nation is named and its exact jurisdiction decided, the delegations have to hammer out decisions on: 1. Will the neutral state have total jurisdiction over the prison-, ers? 2. 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