The Key West Citizen Newspaper, June 2, 1951, Page 8

PAGE niGHT Corporal Litton Given Furlough To Graduate When the graduating Warren G. Harding High School in. Warren, Ohio, assembles for its commencement exercises on Thursday, June 7, conspicuous among the nav. gowns of the the. khaki colored uniform Corporal Lee Litton, Jr., USM attached to the M: class of » caps and will be of his diploms of a rromise he made to himse in 1949 when he left High School before the end of his Junior year to enter the Marine Corps. Real- izing the old adage that although “travel broadens the mind,” it is not effective in securing a job unless you have that High School “sheepskin” to prove it, Cpl. Lit- ton has through sheer persever- ence plus several interruptions in his school work--due to “hiteh in the Marine Corps. finally carned_his diploma Corporal Litton is the 19-year- old:son of Mr. and Mrs. E, Sayfoot of 1210 Oak Knoll Stre S..E., Warren, Ohio. He enlisted in the Marine Corps in March, 1949, and received his basic training at Parris Island, S. C In June, 1949, he advanced and in rate to Private First Cla: after one year’s service received an honorable discharge in March, 1950. He returned to Warren where he completed his Junior | and Senior years of High School in eight; months by attending | summer schoo! and night school. | During the day. he . was em- ployed by Packard Electric Com- pany, a division of General Mo tors. When he was recalled into the service in November, 1950, he had earned enough High School credits to receive his diploma with the June, 1951 class. Corporal Litton was granted a 15-day Jeave and left by plane on.Wednesday for Warren, He plans on attending ali of the traditional social events being sponsored by his class such as the Junior-benior Prom and the Class Day exercises. The Baca- laureate Sermon will be held on Sunday, June 3, with commence- ment'on June 7. UNITED NATIONS (Continued trum Page One) the Chinese and North Koreans have now set up a strong defense! line just north of the 38th Parallal with ithousands§(of fresh troops. Then there was the out- side possibility that the Allies might have © run after their huge sive. The only clue to an explanation uppeared to be in the final words of Van Fleet's statement, where he said: “Concluded, then, is the phase that must be considered one af the critical battles of the Ko- rean campaign Tn the absence of other informa tton; those words appeared to in dicate that the general was sum ming up one operation but keep inig*his-own counsel about the next one, Reds Hold Line “From all appearances, the Reds have retreated as far north as they intend to go unless they are forced back, They have poured strong Red reinforcements im the — so-called triangle supply area from which théy launched their two ill-fated spring offensives. And the Reds appear determined to stop further Alfied advances that might en danger that triangle—formed by the towns of Kumhwa, and Pyonggang. At the moment, Allied troops are about 12 miles fram the western end the tri angle, Roughly speaki the t f{ the triangle is 15 miles above the 38th Parallel, with its point 20 iy north. The toughest fighting today wes f2'miles southwest of Chorwon in the Yonchon area, where the dug im Reds fought bitter! counter-offen. norwon East on Yonchon, the Red halted the Allied push. At Kur hwa on the east end of the tr angle, the Reds. resistance and Allied forces pushed oul. of th Hwach bridgehead th of i artivery fire killed most of a ¢ genteation of 1,000 Red. South Korean forces made ar eight mile advance oust, te thropgh tanec. Sull further drove —— THREE FIGHTER Or {Continued from P. tieially, recovered fro Tision and flew on At first, the Heyed to have Pp pl be detholts from a new iz base at Westhampton. I t @ &pokesman at Westhamptor gaid,.no planes «were mi g there. A spokesinen for the New Jer #oyNational Guard said in New ark it-is possible the planes were from the 108th fighter group Neveark. out of steam | _ THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Acheson And McCarthy Meet In The Elevator tr ar ec Ss ay wae ' ao he | (P) Wirephoto WISCONSIN'S REPUBLICAN SENATOR JOSEPH McCARTHY (left), bitter critic of the State Department, and Secretary of State Dean Acheson (right) meet by accident in a Washington clevator Friday. McCarthy looks at Acheson with a grin. The secretary of state appears to be looking straight ahead. They are in the Senate Office building after attending the closed-door MacArthur hearing. Acheson appeared as a witness. McCarthy was a spectator. » GIMBEL'S, MACY CAN NOW SQUARE OFF FOR SOME REAL BAREKNUCKLE ACTION Financial Resources *— Of Macy Company Are Largest On Earth ed Gimbel’ People’s Forum ACHESON, WILEY (Continued from Page One) state department ‘policy. Acheson said finally: “I think wi two slightly different things. I think what General Van ‘Fleet is doing is. describing. .bis military operations: and I think, as I un- derstand his statement, it is that in the present state of that oper- aion he has stopped his advance. Now, as far.as our purpose-in Ko- rea is concerned, we were’ discuss- ing that yesterday, and I tried to point gut that it was to repel this re talking about YORK.—-(/P) between The alleg Macy’s and become a national symbol of retail enterprise—and the gag “Does Macy tell Gimbel?” ks a national slogan of commer- cial shrewdness. he Macy-Gim- bel war has provided both Macy and Gimbel with some Grade A publicity. But now for the first time they seem prepared to get down we ha foum requested « rwine. APPRECIATES COOPERATION Editor, The Citizen to some bareknuckle | armed attack and ton He Conmeninnes Navel «Bia tion. The Supreme Court having and Armed Forees Day Project thrown out price-fixing laws, Senators he Officer for the Key West Area Macy and Gimbel can square off knows of no present negotiations {I wish to express. my sincere for real stakes. Whatever thev| for peace in Korea. Acheson said|thanks to you for you coopera- do, they will not be out of the! that he did not have any know- tion and the excellent publicity public eye for long. " |ledge of “any proposals having you gave to the Armed Forces Geographically Macy's and} been made by the Chinese Com- Day event Gimbel’s are separated by the} munists.” Your cooperation wa very block-Iong mass of another store While the, Wiley-Acheson — by 34th Street gratifying and contributed much play. was punctuated with sharp to thersuccessful presentation: of But Saks is a puppet of Gimbel’s, so the two! questions and answers, the inter- the Armed Forces Day program concerns face each other across} change began on a friendly basis.| in the City of Key West the milling females of West 34th s Acheson entered the com- Sincerely youn Street, banners flying mittee room for his. second day C, C2 ADELD: Scon after the price-fixing de-| of imony, Wiley said to him Captain, U.S. Army cision was announced, Gimbel’s| “Well, Mr. Secreatry, you are! Key West, Fla proclaimed anew that nobody but} looking young and handsome this | June 2. 1951 nobody undersells Gimbel's. And| morning,” _ Macy jubilantly published partial Sea ig BELGIANS PREFER FOREIGN lists of the items which may now... Select the service that selects’ BROADCASTS be bought at lower prices be-/!ts men—U.S. Marines. i cause of the ruling. In. effect, BRU Snbe ut) ait each guarantees to undersell the | C2M€ one of the most prominent | prefer “foreign, commercially other—a neat trick figures in civie affa in New| Sponsored radio progr to The financial resources of R. H.| York. And though his chief oc-| their own government-controlled Macy and Company are among ¢¥Pation now is in matters of radio the largest on earth. In the last/bigh financial policy, he still, A recent survey by an opinion ten years, Macy has sold some- |.Keeps ‘closé tabs of actual store) testing organization showed that thing like a billion dollars worth ™*anagement. i « | the popular station with of goods. It is the biggest retai!/ Bernard Gimbel’s opposite num: Belgians is Radio Luxembourg store in the world any way you|ber on the other side of 34th|This station broadcasts exclu look at it. And its buying has a/ Street is Jack Strauss, president! siydly’ commercially sronsored jolti effect on any wholesaler, Cf Macy's. Stgau is a somes/Rrograms in french, Flemish and or manufacturer who may sell to| What younger *mafi—51, But “he, | English it. Thus without the protection 199, is a prominent figure. in civic of minimum price laws, few man- ufacturers could tell R, H, Macy what price to fix on any item. affats‘as well as businéss, Strauss was born into the fam~ ity which had built Mac: to But the Gimbel Enterprise «is; Prominence back in the 80's and almost as f iddble. The com s. There ‘are some remarkable pany is less boyant with yol-/ Similarities in the careers of ume gure But Gimbel’s has' Gimbel- and Strauss, too. Like not only the two stores in 34th; Gimbel, Strauss .went — straight Street, but also operates large | from: school—Harvard—into the fores in several other cities: business. And He Worked up to plus the carriage-trade branch | executive positions one after an called Saks 5th Avenue. other, He became president of both sides—-Maey or the-company in.1940. And he is it all very dignified, also active as*a° ditector’ of sev is owned and operated eral other ¢orporations and largé banks. This includes radig (Mutual—-WOR), Macy's does -not--have. branche in the sense that Gimbel's does. ! descendants big-time of the great who got started renting space to Rowland Macy ve, Gimbe!’ ead- But it does have an interest, if ed by Bernard F) Gimbel—a sort not absolute control, in several Bernard Baruch of retail; big stores outside New York. trade. Among: ther’ are*’Pavison-Paxon Bernard Gimbel was born in -dn Atlanta and Q’Confor;Moffatt rieennes, Indiana, 0 years: agek ¥a-Gen renelaco.- FOR HOME or The civic activities, as well a business groups, throw Gimbcl's grandson of Adam Gimbel, a Ba vari immigrant who was well ‘ i na department store and StrauSses together with con called the Palace of Trade. siderable — frequency, but the Bernard’s father, Isaac, was one celebrated rivalry is not in evi of six brothers who oved « to ence at banquet tables. M e in opened | Atdeast neither of ‘the two fa the Gimt brothers store Mous merchants has ever indi cated that he objected to compe « s ne was opened in Pt y 894. And tition—no matter where it might the reached New York come «from, in 191¢ By that time, Bernard - through the University Your Grocer SEL'.G that Goo STAR * BRAND aod cusan COFFEE and CUBAN ——TRY A POUND TODAY— be and worked e bottom of the s family practic ice-president _ by father in his cceeded his 1927, has TELEPHONE NO. 8 since % “| i) COMMERCIAL USE... We Are Prepared To Farnish You With Clear, Pure Cube » Crushed ICE Thompson Enterpris (ICE DIVISION) Grand Jury Has LOCAL BOY BACK Recessed Until > scr ivy in being anie Next Monday ay Tt i One) The ju dt on §S, Ke 7 n that are Identifica he fee eltenaere S DAY GIFT THAT WILL 30M OUR LARGE SELECTION RACTICAL ITEMS Sport Shirts in Long and Short Sleeves, Cool Seersuckers, Printed Silk and Cottons, Solid Cottons and Rayons ANYTHING: CONCERNING Lightning Kills AUTOMOBILES SEE. THE c . Four Persons TWINS: LANTA Jur y 1130 Duvac Sr. PH. 1870-1 AT yuUY pel S we F 1 Alabar bolt ightning v mpani LAne222000 ONE ROOM OR TWO? ed fierce thundersto the victims were Alabamians and one was a Fort Benning, Georgia oldier on maneuvers Killed were Mrs. William W. Hensley’ and “het™ five-year-old daughter, struck just north of Bir- mingham; Elva’ Baton, struck as he stood on the porch of his home at Breokwood, Alabama; and’ Ser- geant John Rhode’ of Columbus Thunderstorms brought badly needed showers for seat tered areas of Alabama, but. caus- ed in the Birming- ham area The storm which ham brought wind ee of Pajamas - Robes- Slippers - Trousers - Sport Coats and Hand Rolled Linen Handkercihefs widely wide dam You can have both with HOLCOMB & HOKE hit Birming- in gusts up to 98 miles an hour, buckling the wane a ‘ roof of a naval air station hangar — b W bly 6 h R t ine aie FOLD GOR ies by Wembly, Crush Resistan blowing down tree nd_ utility 7 ww ince. 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