The Key West Citizen Newspaper, October 27, 1952, Page 3

LIGHTS OF HOPE i Air Force Leaves Decision Monday, October 27, 1952 THE KEY WEST CITIZEN ® Front Commanders In Order (For Texas Associated Press Wirephoto NEW YORK.—Window lights in the United Nations secretariat building of the headquarters of the world peace organization flash “UN” against the night lights of this city as the organization marks its seventh an from the roof of RCA building with Long Island City, Queens in background beyond the ¢ versary. ast River. Photograph was made x* * * IKE MAKES By RELMAN MORIN ABOARD EISENHOWER SPE- CIAL @—Gen. Pwight D. Eisen-| hower opened his final campaign} drive today, starting in Pennsyl-| vania, and aimed then at big states where his advisers believe the pres-| - idential election will be decided, His schedule for the iosing week is still largely tnfilled so that he can make last-minute| dashes to key posnts around the | country. After a full day today In Penn- sylvania, the general planned to | return to New York for an inten: | sive sweep throuth the city and its | populous suburbs tomorrow, Wed: | nesday ‘and Thursday. | Another appearance in Chicago | has been set for next Friday and there was a possibility he might | go from there to California, He is scheduled to be in Boston next x ek THIS ROCK OF OURS By BILL Gt Newcomers to Key West run in- | | to a puzzling situation because a) pim to open the day's effort with large number of residents are of | Cuban descent. They hear some! oldtimer cursing out a Cuban friend | and the exchange of insults is | something terrific. When the new- comer tries the same method of humor, he immediately discovers that he has a fight on his hands. “Why?” he asks. A clue to the situation can be PENNSYLVA* * Monday, the day before the elec- | found in any Western novel wich tion, so often characterizes a badman His strategy in the closing stages | with his hand on his gun saying: of the campaign appeared to be | ‘When you call me that--smile!” | to make the Korean War the fore- most issue. His advisers consider | Democrats are more vulner- able on that question than on any other. Thus, speaking in Detroit Fri- day night, he accused his opposi- tion of having failed to heed ex- pert advice against withdrawing American troops from Korea, and said, “The old administration can not be expected to repair what it failed to prevent.” He climaxed that speech by promising he will go to Korea him- self, if elected, to try to find a way to end the war. The following day, he swept back to the attack on the same issue in New York, this time ac- " cusing his opponent, Gov. Adla' E. Stevenson, of having favored a policy of “appeasement” toward the Soviet Union, He based the | charges on a speech he said Steven- son made in Sen Francisco last May, and quoted the governor as heving said: “Unless and until Americans are prepared by prolonged public dis eussion of what it will be necessary to concede, negotiations (with So- viet Russia) can make little pro- * gress, . “The difficulties ... can be re solved-only with great care and persistence by a president and a leadership which keeps insisting, against people's emotional reac tions, that they must be reason “and must give as well as take.” Eisenhower called that a “sooth ing and appeasing formula.” Democrats were q to Eisenhower's st will go to Korea i Some Democratic leaders calied it “a grandstand play.” Speaking in Boston night, Stevenson in effec Eisenhower what he do in Korea. The Deme ot inee said: “If the purpose of the general's trip is to settle the Ko Teen War by a larger military challenge, then the sooner we all know about it, the better ie rday The surnames John Williams, Jones and M been among the ty in the United behind the name Sr There are epeeies of penguin. | pend upoh a {the continuance of our Most people with Latin blood seem to be very sensitive to the mood in which people address them. At the same time, they en joy humor or a joke on themselves. In this respect they are no dit | ferent than an Anglo-Saxon, or what have you. When an Ameri can Cuban gets angry because you say something to him, the chances }are that it is because you tried to be condescending or sarcastic. Key West is sometimes referre to as “the northernmost suburb of Havana’. This city owes a lot to the island of Cuba and should be proud of the cordial relations | that exist between the two places. The Cuban government maintains a sehool here; many people de- medical association in Cuba for treatment of their ills; Port of Entry is almost entirely dependent upon our commerce with Cuba The situation is rather odd. For instance, there is an American }eity to our \north which has al ways fought us tooth and nail Yet the foreign city of Havana tries to help us in every way pos sible. Is it any wonder that most Key Westers feel under sort of a doubie debt of loyalty — to the Unt ted States Cuba? thing that affects the welfare af either country will be immediately The Rotk.” and their American des. ts make the most loyal friends on earth. They also make There is no mid: We I c suggest riendships you eultivate gst c 2. ban po Hurricane Scare Did ment over the week-end was about the worst I've ever seen. Half of xk "TA DRIVE e~ ek By DON WHITEHEAD ENROUTE WITH STEVENSON | IN NEW ENGLAND (®—Gov. Ad- lal Stevenson swung into the final and decisive week of the presi- dential campaign today on a whirl- wind drive to capture the 73 elee- toral votes of Massachusetts, Cot necticut, Rhode Island and New York. His crowded schedule called for a whistlestop talk in Quincy, Mass., and then ten speeches later appear for a night address in New York City’s Harlem. Duchess Of Kent Will Return To England SINGAPORE (#—The Duchess of Kent said good bye today to Sing- apore and Malaya after a 27-day tour of British South east Asia. The aunt of Queen Elizabeth II LEFT BY PLAN EFOR Hong Kong where she will spend five days before returning to Britain, Sparkman Returns! To Stump Today BAKERSFIELD, Calif, «W?—Sen. John Sparkman, the Democratic vicé presidential nominee, re- turned to political stumping today By ELTON C, FAY WASHINGTON Wf — The Air Force is leaving to its pilots and overseas commanders the decision of what to do if Soviet fighters again attack American planes fly- ing peaceable missions over non- Russian territory. A USAF spokesman made it plain today, in answer to questions, that the crew of a plane, like the B29 shot down by Russian fighters over Japanese waters earlier this month, has the right to fire back in self-defense. However, the American plane downed by Soviet gunfire Oct, 7 could not have fired back because it wasn't prepared for shooting, Its guns were “tied down” during the routine training flight to the Northern tip of Hokkaido. Another answer by the spokes- man indicated the Air Force now is ready to cope with any such attacks by Soviet fighters by as- signing a fighter-plane escort when needed, The spokesman said, “Day-to-day tactical considerations dictate whether escort is pro- vided.” This double-barreled self-defense ag ae eae blanket author- for plane crews to protect them- selves and for commanders to as- mal note sent to Russia by the State Department Oct. 17. That note, protesting the Oct. 7 incident and demanding compen- sation for the loss of the B29 and the eight men aboard, urged the “Soviet government seriously to consider the grave consequences which ean flow from its reckless practice, if persisted in, of attack- ing without provocation the air- craft of other states.” Apparently, one graye conse- quence could be the failure of Russian fighters to return te base ote an attack on American air- cra : Far East and Eurepean areas near Soyiet-controlled territory, The spokesman said: “In no case do these routine scheduled flights impinge on ter- ritory of other nations unless by specific prior agreement. “Infrequent day B29 combat reconnaissance flights over North Korea may be provided fighter escort for periods in which enemy fighter attacks could be launched. “The routine flight of the B29 lost over Hokkaido, Japanese ter- ritory, was noncombat, and there- fore, was uneseorted, “Routine noneombat flights by B29s are generally performed un- der visual conditions to insure that there is no intentional border vio- lation.” During the last two years Soviet intereeptor planes have made a number of deadly or alarmingly clase attacks on United States air- craft. The first serious incident oceurred in 1950, shortly after the outbreak of the Korean War, when Red planes shot down an Ameri- can Navy plane over international waters in the Baltic Sea, From time to time, Soviet fight- ers, by closing in on and firing near misses, have harassed U.S. aircraft flying the air corridor from Western Europe to Berlin, PEOPLE’S FORUM The Citizen qetcomes slap ef the slows of ite ers, e ter reserves e right to delete SZ ftems which fanted. The writers” should "be bob ye ang ‘Consing ‘whe letters te 200 words, and write on ume side ef the paper only, Signature af the writer mast mpany the letters and will be published en: less reqaented otherwise. “ANSWERS LETTER WRITER” Editor, The Citizen: T regret-that the writer of the letter appearing in a recent edition of the Citizen signed himself or {herself as an “Adopted Conch.” Not that the writer has not the right and privilege of so signing, but because it is possible that as Both Stevenson and his GOP op- | With a blast against Gen. Dwight |] personally have been using that ponent, Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhow- er, were slugging it out for the | votes of the industrial East in} these final days before Nov. 4. | And the tempo of their fight was expected to continue at the same torrid pace for the remainder of the contest. D. Eisenhower's proposed trip to Korea, The Republican presidential ean- didate three days ago pledged that | if he’s elected he will visit Korea in an effort to win the war, “What could Eisenhower do?” asked Sparkman during a- press | title when writing my column in the Citizen, some may think that I was the writer. Under no circumstances would I print any article anonymously. I never have and I never shall. T count among my friends all af the present County Commission- Yesterday, Stevenson spent a conference in Los Angeles last| ers whom I have always found busy day in Boston and nearby cities making what he called ‘‘non political” speeches and appear- ances—and drawing big, cheering | crowds wherever he went. Interest in the campaign seemed to be building up to the highest peak of all times with no signs of a levelling off in the response by | voters. The day’s speaking schedule listed Quincy, Brockton, and At tleboro, Mass.; Providence and Woonsocket, R. ¥.; Putnam, Nor- wich, New London, New Haven and Bridgeport, Conn.; and Har lem. In the electoral college. York has 45 votes, Massachuset 16 vo'es, Connecticut 8 votes and Rhode Island « votes—making a} total of 73 or more than 25 per cent of the 266 votes needed for election } He told a group of veterans in Boston yesterday that he hope they would help find ways of cut ting federal spending. “We are in a time now,” he said, “from the point of view of the federal budget, of extreme ex- ertion—extreme pressure. I am not sure how long it is going to last. Presumably through fiscal 1955, “In that interval, we have got to restrain ourselves, . . . 1 would hope that the veterans might be one of the leaders in ways and means of reducing federal ex tures, or, at least, in s is when the disaster over-expenditure strikes evenl) body apes.”” He said the veterans themselv d de much about “restraini who cials night prior to a swing through Cali- | fair, honorable and upright, In the fornia s agricultural San Joaquin | heat of the present campaign I Walley. | may disagree with them political- jen. Bradley has been there,’ly on the National Ticket, but I and Gen. Collins and aji the chiefs | go along with them and all Demo- of staff have been there and they | rats in Key West in the support haven't been able to do anything | of our State and Local Ticket from about ending it. | Governor McCarty on down to the “As I see it, the thing that's | bottom of the ticket, including all holding up the armistice today is j our failure to turn over prisoners | who don't want to go back to the | Communists. I don't think we ought | not. in Key West to belittle them | Commentator on the air today is to send those prisoners back. It would mean certain death for many of them.” In hitting the campaign highway again after three days hospitali- zation with an attack of laryngitis, ; Sparkman said Eisenhower should answer two questions: “1, Is he willing to send those prisoners back to the Reds? “2. If net, is he willing to expand ito World War lilt" } s itinerary today calls s of talks here, in Fres- | Stockton, where he'll | i Sparkman accused Eisenhower yesterday of “clearly misleading ublic into believing the Re can cut federal ex- ted to real economy y,” the Ala- said. “He (Eisen- l have to cut the mili aid or cut to the ities here at home.” ‘xtinguish Fire fire apparatus from Fir One at the City slight damage tc IAN-EATING BENGAL AIGERS KILLED DACCA, Ea an? ters shot t reward. Subseribe to The Citix hands in Key West. There is too much fineness among our people-office holders or from a personal prejudiced view- point. Cmdr, RAY W. BYRNS, Retired “VERMONT MAN COMMENTS” Editor, the Citizen Key West, Fla. Dear sir: Despite the address above, I am a life-long Democrat and intend to vote for Stevenson. Nevertheless I must protest against the editori- al on the allegedly political rag: ing” of submarines published in The Citizen of October 18. If it is true that polities deter- mine where our subs should be, that Mr. Roosevelt, rather than Mr. Hitler, returned the boats to Key West, or that Mr. Harding, rather than the fall of the Kaiser and the resultant cut in appropria- tions, concentrated our subs at New London, Conn., then I think there is no use im voting for eithef candidate next month. If Stalin says about capitalist corrup- | tion take on a flavor of truth. Actually what puts subs here or there is the international situation, the berthing facilities, ing needs of the moment, and the money provided to meet them. Hf olities governed, Harry Troman, bo leves Key West much more han F. D. R. did, would have con- he police department double, in- tead of the usual single, fits j these | things are true, the things friend the train- | have happened under any admin- istration faced by a similar threat from abroad. Harry may have been a help to local business, but to the Navy he has been little more than a V. I. P, headache. When you imply that our Nov- ember opponents, the Republicans, will deep-six the Naval Base, you inject unpatriotic partisanship that smells like the other team. Why not stick to more useful sub- jdects, like finding out how New London has voted lately? By the way, did Norfolk, Va., go G. 0. P. in 1920, and if not, why didn’t Harding abandon the base? Okay, let's leave this sort of foolishness to the Expense-Aecount | Crusaders. Sincerely, COLIN G. JAMESON Newfane, Vermont “TURNS REPUBLICAN” The Editor, Key West’ Citizen. Who is this self-appointed critic of free speech, Sam Harris, who eriticized Fulton Lewis Jr, in your columns a few years ago? From | j the way he writes, I doubt if his | food agrees with him --- or was) |he bern that way? Every man is | \entitled to his opinion politically | land otherwise but this does not }give him the privilege to belittle |another man for his politieal be- | liefs. The most obnoxious political Frank Edwards, who with his} | group and policies have almost | | ruined this good old reliable U. 8. | A., and if their outrageous ies | continue, will wreck this land of jours. My name is Sam Brown but | I think I will change it to Harry &. Brown in the hope that varied and sundry expensive gifts will be i showered upon me. | Furthermore, with some hook or \ereck -- with emphasis on the | rook, it might be possible to evade ;some income taxes which are al- ways a pleasure to comply with, | I have always been a Democrat, j but henceforth will be a Republi. a j Yours till November 4th SAM BROWN Simonton Street Motel ‘USO Renovations In i Campaign CHICAGO (#—Sen. Richard M. Nixon headed by plane for Texas today to address seven audiences in 10 hours as he stepped up the | tempo of his whirlwind campaign for the vice presidency. The Republiean running mate of Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, a spokesman said, will answer the Democrats’ claim, “You never had it so good,” with a development of the theme, “There are 110,000 boys in Korea who have never had it so bad,” Nixon spent yesterday afternoon and evening in Chicago also ready- ing material on Communists government. for at Tex- arkana, Longview, Beaumont, Cor- pus Christi, Abilene, Midland. and El Paso. , His principal speech of the day, in Cleveland square at El Paso, will be broadcast locally. His 20 to 30-minute talks will be given at the airports at other points on his route. The Nixon party will leave El Paso at 11 p.m. (EST) tonight for California. After scheduled arrival at 12:25 a.m. tomorrow at Ontario Airport, the party will drive to San Bernardino to spend the night. Nixon will speak in the San Ber- nardino Municipal Auditorium to- morrow noon, He declared yesterday that Gov. Adlai E, Stevenson, by his silence, has approved “President Truman's injection of the race prejudice is- sue” into the political campaign. He called this “tactics of despera- ion.” He had accused President Tru- man of “the lowest type of gover polities” for suggestion that Eisen- hower ‘‘was a protagonist of the master race theory.” “T should think that Gov. Steven- son should have disavowed Presi. dent Truman's low blow," he tald an audience of Chicago Jews yes- terday, “but he has remained silent. I think that fact disqualifies him as a leader of united American peo le. French Electric Project Starts Mondragon, France # — France's ttle TVA Project eame officially to life here to pump twe billion kilowatt hours of electric power annually into the country’s power-hungry industries. President Vineent Aurial was on hand to dedicate the big Freneh and American-aid project in the presence of foreign diplomats, newsmen and neighborhood Frenchmen. The project harnesses the huge Rhone River 50 miles north of where it pours its muddy Alpine waters in the Mediterranean, It is a three-way installation, providing not only power but irrigation for tens of thousands of acres and « 1mile canal to ss @ Tough stretch of river that has interfered with navigation Roman warter of a billion At one time there were about 3,000 men named John Smith on the U. S$. Veteran's Administration { j (Ne Steps ‘To Start Soon i i] dered beginning next week when H US0 Building Out of the national! office, Lukacs | will review bids and start letting contracts fer renovation of the building trip here. ; r iily ; | | OAYNBAYS) hae pete orvives at Mey * Page S Candidate’s Air Travel At Peak By VERN HAUGLAND WASHINGTON @ — The Air Transport Association presented statisties today to show that air travel has been used far more extensively in the 1952 presidential campaign than in any other. By election day, the ATA esti- mates the candidates for president and vice president and the léading senatorial speakers supporting them will have flewn more than 200,000 miles. About half of this total is being clocked on regularly scheduled air- line flights and the other half in airplanes chartered from associa- tion members. ATA represents the scheduled airlines. The association’s summary indi- eated the rival leading candidates are using air tran: in about equal amounts, The dential nominees, it. said, already have accounted for almost 45,000 miles, with Gen. Dwight D, Eisen- hower having flown only about ee miles more than Gov, Adlai SIX KIDS TO UNDERGO SURGERY NEXT WEEK LITTLE ROCK, Ark. ® — The six children of a Holly Springs, Ark,, couple are to undergo sur- gery next week for removal of extra fingers and toes. All six children of Mr. and Mrs. 16’ Oak Ladders in 4 sections, Regular price $8.00 set (can be reworked) into and excellent WW oak ladder. Sale $2.00 Set. 6 Single Casement Sash, Regular $5.11 each; Sale $1.00 Each. Half Glass Jalousie Doors. rexsve rexe oe Reg. 44.00 renee Reg, 46,25 | Sele S20. Each, Reg, 45.25 Bn Revte) LEAVES KEY WEST DAILY (EXCEPT SUNDA Day (excerT wclech AM. ond * Tecloce FM, MAIN OFFICE end WAREHOUSE: Cor Eston and Francis Bt: PHONES: 92 and 19