The Key West Citizen Newspaper, April 6, 1950, Page 2

eee . ‘ | é g } ; | i ; ' PAGE TWO he Key Ulest Citizen: Spe eSeiaded, Breen © « jewel-bearings, the reer fais One Year ....... it toe gent by rth, ai on oniy Dany Neeetioersin in iy vost and ' Monroe County —————— @ntered at Key West, Florida, as second class matter eS ASSOCIATED PRESS ls exclusively, entitieg | te producti of news dispatches ered! foie or not otherwise credited in this paper, and he local news published here. Months ~ ‘aree Mont! ADVERTISIN Made Known on Application readi ipllcen. rd th Ic utions Ing notices, cardg of thanks, reso: cit te cleat poems, etc. will be of’ re sete e bat the rate of 10 conte & ling. Rhone for entertainme! churches from ich @ revenue is to be dete a arg: cents a line he Cithen iq an open tory invites dis- pe ft. emits issues and sw heats of local oF jeneral inte: » but it jwill not publish anonymous _MPRCVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN More Hotels and Apartments. Beach and Bathing Pavilion. Consolidation af County and City Governments. Community Auditorium. Pee MONOGRAPH ‘Dear Readers: One of these days we plan to quit work and, boys and girls, when we loaf, we loaf. THE ORACLE STOCKPILING PROGRAM LAGS “There is still much to Le done before “We can feel reasonably secure,” declares James Boyd, director of the Bureau of Mines, in outlining the progress made by the United States in its stockpiligg pro- gram. - Mr. Boyd reports that theré is reason for considerable satisfaction with the pro- “gress made, particularly in the last year or two, but indicates that the nation has ‘along way to go before it will he relative- ly free of dependence upon foreign sourc- ‘es. While the United States seeks to se- eure a stockpile of essential items, it is endeavoring to facilitate programs to de- élop substitutes as a corollary part of the program. In some instances, such as choice is between ‘crude sapphire that is cheap abroad and the risk that the domestic synthetic in- dustry will collapse, making the country more dependent on foreign sources. In other instances, materials are easy *“té buy but hard to store, with some stocks requring’ rotation to ecqntinue usable. Other materials are restricted by embargo- “es and trade restrictions that limit avail- ability and still others can be purchased only after complex commercial negotia- tions with foreign cartels. The idea behind the stockpiling pro- “gram was to obtain and warehouse a suf- ‘ficient quantity of essentials items, so that the United States, inthe event of war, would haye a sufficient supply on hand and thus ayoid the possibility of being cyt off from existing soyrces. It was and is a good idea tut there seems to be more to the execution of the program than. the simple act of telling the world that we want the stuff and are willing to pay for » Die TO REDUCE TRAFFIC DEATHS The best way to ve the lives of some of the American citizens who are killed in highway aecidents. is by enforcing the cdaws regulating the movement of vehicles. «o' Phe highway regulations, in¢luding the ryles for parking, are little matters that spell life gr death at times. No one knows when a minor violation may cause a major tragedy. Consequently, the minor ‘violators should be pynished promptly. The enforcement of traffic rules should proceed without recognition of “big shots.” Nobody in any gommynity ought to haye prestige or power enqugh to es- cape junishment for violations 0 the reg- alations, Enforcement officers should not “know” anybody; neither should © juries and judges. A) Lh: } CONGRESS WARNED BY TRUMAN Alarmed by a threatened slash of re- covery funds for other nations, President Harry S. Truman has warned Congress that such aetion might create the risk of a World War III. The President strongly defended the money appropriated under the general head of foreign aid, declaring that such measures are not “acts of charity” or a “waste of the resources” of this country. He called them the “keystones of outer protection” against another war and the terrible weapons of the atomic age. Mr. Truman admitted that armed forces can afford a measure of defense but maintained that real security can come only from “building the kind of world where men ean live together in peace.” He reminded his audience that this country turned its back upon the rest of the world after the first world war and twenty years later had to fight another conflict. He does not think we can afford to follow an isolationist course again and asserted that “we will save nothing if we ignore the needs of other nations now, only to find that the result‘is World War 1.” There is, of course, much weight to the observations of the President but per- haps the dire consequences that he refers to can be avoided. The Chief Executive naturally wants Congress to provide the full amounts that he has recommended, adding up to $3,122,450.000, but where is the person to say that a decrease of ten or twenty per cent will inevitably plunge the world into the disaster of another war? Balance your life as you would bal- ance your bank account. CONCERNED ABOUT EUROPE The “top European problems,” were recently discussed by U. S. Ambassadors stationed in key Western European coun- tries. The conference took place in Rome, Italy, where Ambassador James Dunn re- ported that any reduction of assistance to Italy for this year might lead to serious trouble. He thoughtthat Communist pres- sure would increase against the Italian Government if there was a cut in ERP funds. W. Averell Harriman, the roving Mar- shall Plan Ambassador, is reported to have taken a rather pessimistic view of the future, declaring there was no answer to the question of what might happen if plants shut down in Europe and there was not enough food for the peeple. Concerning Marshall Tito and the situ- ation in Yugoslavia, the feeling of the Ambassadors seemed to be that the Mar- shal is fundamentally hostile to the aims of Western policy but that, if one cannot make friends, one should do something to make enemies for the enemy, referring to the Soviet Union. ‘ From reports coming to this country, it is evident that much is yet to be done in connection with the economic rehabilita- tion of the war-devastated lands. For near- ly two years, the Marshall Plan program has poured a flood of goods into Europe and, in addition, enabled the nations there to make important strides in connection with economic recovery. Nevertheless, all reports insist that much is to be done and that, even when the Marshall Plan program ends in two years, the United States will have to de- vise some new plan to prevent possible adverse economic effects which . wauld encourage Communists to renew their campaigns against existing demecratic governments. An optimist is very often does not have the bill to pay. one who UNLESS VOTERS HAVE GONE MAD The Washington newspapers haye been keeping pretty close track of Sena- tor Taft. The Post states that the Senator will be re-nominated for the seat he now holds in the fall of 1950 “unless the Ohio yoters have gone mad.” And everybody in Washingten knows that Taft is what the political prophets say, ‘the man to beat for the 1952 nomination.” Well, one wise editorial writer in Washngton lays all the cards on the table wth this state- ment: “Taft may logically hope for com- mitments of a majority of the delegates long before the convention is galled to order.” It may be put down as a certainty that President Truman will be the Democratie nominee. If you doubt it just ask John L. Lewis. 'GANDHI'S THE KEY WEST CITIZEN ASSASSINATORS| NO WAFTER PANDIT NEHRU Behind The World News By WALTER BREEDE, JR., Associated Press Writer It appears that the wemists der of yea are spiri heir, Pandit Nehru Dispatch s from an 3 Hindu Ex- who the Ma rrang mur- out to Prime ge Minister India teil of Hindu chiet of state cy to liquidate him frail Gandhi was liquidated And it looks as if the would- be killers of India’s prime minis- ter have the same motive. Gandhi was put out of the way because he led a great for peace. Gandhi wanted to put a stop to India’s fierce and_ bloody civil and religious warfare—the a co. fighting between Hindus and Moslems that has turned the huge subrontinent into a char- nel house. He wanted to end the violence and rioting that ¥ taken hundreds of thousands lives during India’s first few months of independence So early in January, 1948, the 78-year-oi\d Gandhi went on a hunger strike. For five days he went without food, living on an occasional sip of lemon juice— nothing more. The political ru ers knew of his great hold on tk people, and they feared the con- sequences if G hi should die So the end his t. First they agreed among themselves on a seven- point program intended to the bloody’ civil and rel. ious wars. Gandhi, who had vowed to keep on fasting until the munal violence died down, the politicians at their word accepted their offer But violence did not subside. The agreement on which Gandhi had pinned his hopes turned out to be only a political Two days after Gandhi ended his took and fast, a bomb went off near the! place where he was conducting an outdoor prayer meeting. On January 30th— pleting his —th little ola man was walking in the garden of a rich friend—on the grounds of New Delhi's Birla House. Shots rang out, and three bullets struck Gandhi full in the abdomen and chest Weak and emaciated after: five days of fasting, the 78-year-old cham- pion of peace died in half an hour. Gandhi's funeral was the greatest spectacles India had ever seen—and the occasion of a nationwide outopuring of re- ligious fervor. Hindus and Mos- lems joined in mourning the little independence fighter. From all sides came promises to fight and riot no more. But after a} brief lull, the religious rioting; continued. In the meantime, the editor of a fanatically pro-Hindy new paper was under arrest for Gandhi's murder . The killer’s motive was obvious from the start. He was identified as a member of an _ Extremist Hindu group, pledged to a war} q after com- to the” death against the non! Hindu group, pledged to a war to the death against the non- Hindu sects, particularly the} Moslems. As he and his co-re- ligionists saw it, Gandhi was an obtacle that had to be removed. The Hindu editor and an accam- plice were hanged last Novem- Against this background, the dispatch telling of a murder-plot against Gandhi's spiritual succes- sor is not without its somber overtones. We are told that 14 men have been arrested in con- just as the | finally persifaded him to! com- gesture. | one of; R OYAL ESCORT King pee escartl dane Auriot (lett) as French President Vincent Aurivl chats with Queen Elizabeth (center) on tour of Royal Naval College, Regisiration Lis THURSDAY. APRIL 6, 195u BOMBS PROVE COSTLY KUALA LUMPUR, Malaya.— #)—Royal Air Force p Bank Sends Man | Check For Million, ys iPirtencn etn [AL] Big Mistake {ve 'itavam, sovernment The Malayan government compensated the owners TOLEDO, 0.—(P).—For_just a} $11,000. imoment yesterday, Ed Shea of! Toledo was a millionaire. At any | rate he had a check for a Saran dollars in his hand, made out to {him and duly signed and coun- i igned by the bank. It was a rs check for a discounted oath note. And it read “one I million, th hundred dollars.” | Ed Shea looked longingly at the! “one million" but had to admit | that all the bank awed him was $300. The bank cashier later gave aut a mas! erpiece of understate- | ment. He said “there was 4 mis-/ take.” | | Air A conditioned Thursday - ‘Friday - Saturday DEAR WIFE Ks Wie MY FOOLISH HEART ana (nidrews, Susan Haye bay x Wheeler heat Sm FF MONROE coor cooLeD SS Thursday - Friday - Saturday WILD HARVEST ayith Ed Shea went back to work. | ONE LESS WORRY She—"“What sort of house shall we move to?" Husband—‘“Let’s try a bunga- |low, dear. Then you won't al- ways be hearing burglars moving about downstairs." s sor Coming: ba "PEREZ "SE VA BRACERO Manuel Medel, Paize, ¥ | Mail The Citizen to Relatives . \peuremenn | —FOR SALE Greenwich, England. AUTHOR'S REWARD n County ToBe os man.| STATE SALES TAX FORMS ger. “I promise a ter- = | Available In Week ? office of the Monroe Couns visor of Registration y that a full list of the ered voters in the coynty fy being prepared It will be about a week before the huge list of names has be compiled. At that = Ee Ge Rom o price, as yet has been set for copies of the in- dividual registered voters ‘No Absentee Votes May Be Cast At | Courthouse Friday, Tomorrow is Good Friday, and Howard England, who is acting Monroe County’s supervisor of registration, during the ab- sence of his father, John Eng- land, who is sick, said no absen- tee balloting would be There have been 16 ballots ca while 16 other ap- plications are ‘to be | mailed to residents who will not be here | during the May primaries. ssi haat a Z bs Good Friday Will | Be Observed With Special Service Grace Lutheran Church, Petronia Good Friday with a spe s 7:30 P.M. in whieh F. R, Zucker, assistant pas: will deliver a sermnon on the } “Our Suffering Savior 12151 to the author.” B24 40444044444444 State Democratic Primary, Dhttdbddrdadadadadddndad For U. S. Congressman For County Commissioner “give it] ific kick in the next act. “Fine,” was the retort, for LANDLORDS MINIMUM ADDITIONAL COPIES 3 5Se ae Each THE ARTMAN PRESS IN CITIZEN BUILDING | Political Announcements May 2, 1950 For U. S. Congressman 4th Congressional District PAT CANNON | i 4th Congressional District i BILL LANTAFF H For State Senator JAMES A. FRANKLIN Re-Election Big news again because it's all New again— For State Senator NORWOOD R. STRAYHORN | For State Representative BERNIE C. PAPY Re-Election ae Por State Representative J. Y. PORTER. IV For County Commissioner Second District FRANK BENTLEY For County Commissioner Second District RODMAN J. BETHEL Second District LOUIS CARBONELL For County Commissioner Second District FRED J. DION fied Between Two Thieves. public is invited. | ‘The CHINESE BONDS USED AS CLU HONG KONG.—().—Arriv: |from Peiping say the Chinese | ‘Communists use their Victory bonds to, club “uncooperativ j citizens. They give this case as} | typie A Chinese educator had lived in the United States. The edt- | cator asked to. be excused. He/ didn’t feel qualified. Two days later he was informs ‘ed the quota of Victory bonds ha: was required to buy had been | {set. The quota was about twice }. what he was worth, He had to sell his house and most of his{ personal property to meet the quota. . s nection with the plot. The ar-| rests were made at a time when iqcame Minister Nehru was ¢on- erring with Prime Minister Lia- quat Ali Khan of Pakistan. Neh- ru, as ruler of the Hindus, and Liaquat Ali Khan as chief of the -—>—>—— ‘Moslems, were trying to figure | {out some way of ending the! | fierce fighting between their co- |religionists which has continued since Gandhi's death. It has led to an ugly situation bordering jon open war between the two | | countries. t j The disclosure of the assassina- tion attempt indicates that the | political chiefs of Hindustan and | Pakistan may have been close to }agreement. But apparently there are these in India who do not | want the rioting and warfare iy stop. “Old at 40,50, 602” You're Forget ¥ q at 70. | bd ‘Geren, Contains ous for vaktwes feeling dh e solely to bodys ef oe H Tablets for { 5 ij = stores “everywhere—in \ Sey" Weat, at Gardner's Pharmacy} For County Commissioner | For Member School Board For Member of School Board "For Member of School Boord For Judge Juvenile Court — EVA WARNER Se For County Commissioner Fourth District BEN N. ADAMS For County Commi: Fourth District PAUL £. MESA Fourth District GERALD SAUNDERS Third District JOHN V. ARCHER Third District EUGENE L. ROBERTS Third District J. CARLYLE ROBERTS Re-Election eg ee Juvenile Court é s i a 0 ee , 2 MOTOR VESSEL ETAH Key Wes SATURDAY, APRIL 8 Automobiles Accepted Until 8 A.M. Saturday Tourists’ Aute $39.50 Gace we For ff Ings JULIA sf DA T