The Key West Citizen Newspaper, April 27, 1950, Page 12

PAGE TWELVE THE KEY WEST CITIZEN THURSDAY, April 27, 1950 CHINESE NATIONALISTS IN RROTHER THER SEVERE SETBACK Behind The World News By WALTER BREEDE. JR. | Associated Press Writer With the loss of Hainan Island te the Chinese Reds, the Natio atists under Generalissimo Chiang Rai-Shek have suffered another} severe setback. ‘The dig Island of Hainan—160 miles long and 90 miles wide— Wts’ ah ideal jumping-off place = for Chiang’s. bombers in their hit-run attacks on the mainiand Qdst_ It could have been an ideal} e base for a counter-invasion. Quart ’ > As far as can be ascertained at this time, the Chinese Commun- ists will get five Nationalist merely ordered the total armies, numbering 125,000 first WHITE HOUSE Fancy evacuation of the . island. Bie as T : co in hi ith ¢ Geelle ‘tiern he Yad follow ender and in bef he Com- : Sete ooihs Cotness wisinland. Nourishing That was @ strategy of pull out rather than fight—a strategy of fine troops, along with Hainan ‘trading ‘space for space, as long U. S. GOVERNMENT GRADED “GOOD” BEEF—Full of Protein, ’B” Vitamins and Minerals ad'there was still plenty of terri- Chuck : Roce EVERYBODY'S FAVORITE Ib. SJIc JARS e : information, the island was sur- tory eft for trading. The Nation- SWIFT'S GEORGIA A FEW PENNIES HERE... A FEW PENNIES THERE ALL ADD UP DUVAL at PETRONIA ST. DUVAL at PETRONIA ST. | } ff. WELCH’S Pure | : capital looking . rested and re- freshed, a ee men who Pifnere wes no formal surrender. HEINZ ASSORTED STRAINED pcan without a fight. Chinese a wunist troops fron the main- 2 ¥ 2 7 Jand ‘marched , into the Hainan 17-OZ. JARS alists; wound up with ‘three is- Jainds off the China coast, while; the Communists overran China! proper. The closest-in of these three islands was Hainan, its northern from the Commun- tip separated : ‘ ist mainland by no more than ten We Redeem Heinz Baby Food Coupons oe Peanut Roll -- =~» 6% the it chi b : ’ ’ aoe oe ait chosen by in Wed.'s News and Thurs.’s Herald : ion. At first Chiang’s fighters and bombers and gunboats held the invasion fleet set sail. This time invading Communists at bay. GA. GRADE “A” SHIPPED So. | BEETS 2 == 33¢ 9 g-Trange guns were set up ” = if ware ne ute and under FRYERS DRESSED AND DRAWN POUND 4 a cover of land-based artillery. the %& Maine In Oil F R 4 ‘ : b 5 ‘. j the invaders made it all the way Wi can SOAE INES Re, 25 aeross—and in sufficient strength Reg. Cans ic . : | _.. te gain a toe-hold once they got 2 Bars 15e . a) to. the ‘obs shore, faa hey Teta Bega IC rt wete met yy an indergrount SANE DMICSAAEE if atmy of Red coerriltas) who had Del Maiz Cream : maintained their organization in Old Glory Brand COLDEN CORN I ~ Ma. 29 e Be r | the mountains of the island for is Cans i ge the last ni » Hoihow, thi F 4 Pt T0% 46 the inveders: giv’ Pork ad Beans WONDERFUL TO HAVE AROUND THE HOUSE ing them complete control of the . 29 Waldorf—Your Favorite Cans c Hainan Straits—the narrow body Jans 5 From the iiesesoineea TISSUE 2 Rolls L5e Lean and Tasty POUND ‘ The Nationalists give two rea- éons.for their defeat—bad weath. § SOAP “er ahd not enough troops. And WHER SOA! Big, Tender Green Giant : i padre aeeoies om a a Large 23. PEAS y NOW BETTER THAN. EVER—WILSON'S LAUREL { ~intétesting story. Oni a : 39 - they sent. word. to” Nationalist Bars c 17-Oz. Cans c [peatiquarters on Formosa, « re- questing reinforcements. But, say the, Hainan Nationalis Chiang iShek said “No.” As one of ccsainete : KEY WEST'S POPULAR “ : Golden Harvest Fancy Florida BACON sea nas BREAKFAST MEAT POUND 33¢ Old Glory Brand sits P . : : i = Hainan , Benerals tells it; ‘orc sant, rl] RED KIDNEY BEANS TOMATOES = 3) x.20m 29 P, commanders on Hainan, and 3 : 29 4 ; 7p . . Ye refused to give the troops Cans Cc For Your Chicken Dinner—Ocean Spray * They needed to put up a success- Cc z SAUCE “Generalissimo sacrificed Hainan HILLS ra n e r r y Cans ms ODE to his own political ambitions. -All of which may or may not DOG FOOD been constantly hampered by 2 yin Lge. Political bickering and intrigue, Cans c ILV Pc 26e with cut-throat politics the rule - il father than the exception. So this latest story, regardless of its RINSO ~ ing—So Mild! accuracy, is certainly not out of So Refreshing—So Mild: ful fight. The charge is that the be true. The Nationalists have Cannon Face Cloth In Each Box character. 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Undoubtedly the invaders re- eeived valuable help from the na- } tive fifth column, said to be 60,- { 000 strong. So the outlook for the Nation-| alists seems darker than ever, As pne* general puts it: “If we leave Hainan now we'll never be able to come back. We'd have the Reds in front and the Buerrillas in back—we'd have no natural defense lin ly wooked APPLES 3» 3% 4 FANCY LOCALLY-GROWN SUMMER EARS SQUASH 2 1%| 2Qe GRADE ee Colored - Quartered Small Shipped ’ SUNNYLAND EGGS SUGAR Crisp | LEIFEBUOY* 3 'i. 20c baases Hollywood's Favorite Soap! 2ne 27 |LUX SOAP 2 i" 20¢ All Veg. Cake Improver ORANGE JUICE 2 cau. 45¢ BroccoliSPROUTS x2" 31¢ LEAF SPINACH ‘vi 23¢ CUT CORN ‘Pan’ 2le Armour Cloverbloom RI-CHEDDAR