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RHEE TELLS KOREANS THAT REPUBLIC WILL | FIGHT UNTIL DEATH Insists That Truce Must Meet South Korean Demands he told of freeing the anti-Red|truce by the United Nations,” he| prisoners, an act which halted a| said. truce even the Reds had said might| ‘“‘What we want is that, because be signed today. we know we will die if we follow The machine guns on the roof |0Ur allies, we be given an oppor- were to guard the white-haired | tunity to fight on, if by ourselves. Rhee against any repetition of the | This demand must not be regarded attempt last anniversary to assas-| aS an act of deserting or betraying sinate him. But they were not | OF tefusing the United Nations, | SEOUL w— President Syngman’| 2eeded. EAs clo nog ulamig: tha Jnaieiaual | Rhee today told half a million| Rhee repeated to the crowd Sen interaste. Wé hint ane ie cheering people massed in Seoul’s|jamming the streets before the | 5 ta aieeed + baal our ona streets that a truce must meet (Capitol as far as the eye could| | South Korean demands or else ‘‘we |fate by our own hands.” 1 see the three demands he has been | U. N. military and. diplomatic Just simply ask to be allowed to | decide our own fate by our own making for inclusion in a truce: | officials were conspicuously absent | hands.” By ROBERT B. TUCKMAN \ [ARTHUR GODFREY RECEIVING | WRECKAGE SPOTTED ‘IOKYO \ — Japan’s Maritime Safety Board said that the wreck- | age of a C119 Flying Boxcar which ted one, mile off Tsukishima near Hiroshima. The plane carried four crewmen and three U. S. paratroopers, Island BOSTON (#—Just keep Arthur Godfrey sick iong enough, and he’ll cure the posta! deficit. And drum up an extra dividend for the phone company. Massachusetts General Hospital is an efficient, well-run place set up primarily to treat and care for ordinary ailing human beings. | Godfrey, it turned out, is not an ordinary ailing human being, He is an institution. Many people feel, because he is in their homes almost constantly, that he’s a member of the family. As a result, during his month’s stay at the hospital since his hip operation, he has averaged 100 or so phone calls daily, many of them long distance. The mail has been 1. The war must resume if a | from the demonstrations. The word | | post-armistice conference fails in| went out that the military wasn’t} “We want to fight until death,” |90 days to reach agreement. invited. | he said. Victory shouts of ‘“Monsei” ac- piling in at a rate of 10,000 to 15,000 pieces a day. 2. The U. S. must give South| Rhee did pay tribute to the U. N. | claimed the 78-year-old leader on |Korea a mutual security pact, | military effort, saying that other- j, this third anniversary of the war—| his first public appearance since he upset a truce by freeing 27,000 | { By this week, hi jhe’s received 55,000 “get well” .,.,¢ards, plus thousands of letters, - 3, “The Chinese Communist| At Pusan, flags of the United| homemade cards lovingly pasted troops and the United Nations | Nations countries were displayed | together and tricky types of good guaranteeing military aid ‘“when- staff figures ever Korea is invaded again.” | wise South Korea would not be a | living, fighting force today. anti-Red Korean prisoners. forces simultaneously withdraw | along with that of the Republic of Here and in shell-shattered cities | from Korea.” |Korea and a sign on the speakers’ throughout South Korea, cowds | i en | platform read: ‘‘Be Grateful to U. A pein sp | In an emotion-choked voice, Rhee | P! Saber totaling a million or moze held | 2:4 over loudspeakers that so far |N. Soldiers. massive but orderly demonstra-| U. N. officials such as Gen. | wishes—among them any number | of envelopes with only his picture pasted on as an address. | As if this wasn’t enough, there was a steady stream of flowers ii * fficial response tions ealled py the goveriiment.|{O‘N%, demands and “our hopes are | almost gone.” j But he said South Korea, if} denied the demands, should be! accorded recourse to independent } action. | “The reason we have declared | In Pusan, Provincial Gov. Young Song Bong said President Eisen- | hower was wrong in agreeing to a| truce line short of the Manchurian | border. | In Seoul, under the bristling Muzzles of machine guns, Rhee! | Mark Clark, the U. N. Far East/and a deluge of gifts. The gifts commander, issued third annivers- finally proved the straw that broke ary statements but the annivers-| the hospital’s back ary held second billing among the| Now Godfrey’s demonstrators, They complied with the empha-| hospital at the main Postoffice sis given by the government in| The gifts and letters are opened, officially naming it ‘Advance | contents duly noted, then the whole ; | blankets, mail is sorted’ {separately from the rest of the} stood for 45 minutes in a boiling | our stand in this respect is by no sun on the steps of the war-scarred | means to ask our allies to back us| Capitol justifying his views. The |}or we ourselves to obstruct the crowd thundered its approval when|conclusion and observance of a North, Unification Day.” South Korean military men, school children and people in all walks of life came early and stayed long in the streets, shouting and waving banners but displaying none of the violence which char- Page 8 THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Thursday, June 25, 1953 | bundle is shipped to the Godfrey’s New York offices where a large | staff goes to work, acknowledging, cataloguing and storing items for his inspection when he’s well enough. Here’s a sampling of some of FLORIDA POULTRY, EGG | and FISH COMPANY, Ine. 819 SIMONTON STREET (Formerly Charlie’s Poultry Market) Special For Friday and Saturday Fresh Killed, Dressed and Drawn STEWING HENS . BIGGEST BU Hens and Fryers “‘Wholesale”’—Our Specialty “Ice Cold Watermelon — 39c Each” PHONE 2-6385 ee. 'Y IN TOWN acterized antitruce demonstrations last week. the gifts in a single mail: 10 TO 15,000 LETTERS DAILY DURING HIS STAY IN HOSPITAL A hand-crocheted woolen throw of old-fashioned design: two ama- teur oil paintings, both of Godfrey; homemade cakes, candy, jams and cookies; a pair of trick glasses for reading in bed; a homemade pair of crutches; a hickory cane with gilt handle; three neckties, one handpainted witk a huta girl; a 1919 song book of Hawaiian mu- sic -with ukglele parts; a foam-rub- ber toilet seat; an assorting of | Parakeet food and toys. - ’ It seems to the Godfrey staff that everyone in the United States has been clipping jokes, cartoons and poetry. Many have _ been pasted into scrapbooks, affection- ately inscribed and lavishly illus- trated with picture of the great man and the ad:iring donor. He also has cornered the mar- ket in good luck pieces, with ev- erything from a gross -of wilted four-leaf lovers to medals, charms, stones, flowers and doz- ens of rabbits’ feet. One of the most unusual was a collection of 17-year locusts. Another was a val- uable Turkish shawl which the donor said had Srought good luck to its owners for a couple of cen- turies. Fans have sent innumerable dozens of convalescent aids, including bed tables, arm- rests and a pair of super-tongs designed to let him pick up any- thing he wants without sirring from bed. He’s received enough toys to fill a shop and enough books to start a commercial stall. The toys range from games and puzzles to droll animals and dolls including a beat- up ancient teddy bear. Books in- clude everything from whodunits to biography, but the most popular Chaplain Moves From Hospital To Naval Sta. | Lieutenant Commander Wilbur | § M. Laudenslager, USNR, who has | served as Chaplain for the Naval Hospital in Key West since Aug. | 1952, has reported to the Key West | | BEAT THE HEAT WITH REAL-KILL NOW KILL BUGS 3 W. BUG KILLER AND-REA \ your summer, CLEAN-SMELLING GUARANTEED * Can Now more effective than old- fashioned insecticides, KILL kills bugs by contact, in- gestion and vapor action. Don't let annoying insects spoil Keep REAL-! handy at all times. DONT LET BUGS SPOIL ACTIVITIES AYS WITH REAL-KILL L-KILL INSECT BOMB REAL- 6%... $1.19 Quart WHY PAY MORE? SHIV COST P ER’S LUS 10% 403 Duval Street THANK YOU! We wish to express our sincere appreciation for the wonder jul acceptance and patronage shown by the people of Key ¥ est to the local unit of Shiver’s Saving System here. We are sorry, but due to problems we are not able to correct at this time, we have decided to elose this unit. Thanks again to yo! a, the homemakers, the salesmen, the local press and all the others who gave us such wonder jul cooperation and assistance. Shiver's Saving System Otis W. Shiver, President James C. Surle, Manager Naval Station for duty. A native of Allentown, Pa. he received his preliminary education at the Allentown High School and the Allentown Business School. Chaplain Laudenslager _ received his Bachelor of Arts degree while | attending the Muhlenberg College | at Allentown in 1939, and his de-| gree of Bachelor of Divinity in| 1942 when he was graduated from | the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia, Pa. } Prior to entering the service in| 1943, Ledr. Laudenslager served in| the capacity of Associate Pastor of | St. John’s Overbrook Church in Philadelphia, Pa. | From Nov. 1943 to Jan. 1944 he| attended the Chaplain’s School at) Williamsburg, Va., and received | his duty assignment at the U. S.| Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, where he served until March 1945. Ledr. Laudenslager served on) USS Anne Arundel from April 1945 | to Feb. 1946 at which time he was! released to inactive duty. | Chaplain Laudensliger spent the | next 8 months at the Lutheran Ser- | vice Center at Norfolk, Va., and/ prior to re-entering the service the | Chaplain served as Pastor of va? | 1028 Truman Ave. HEAVY WESTERN: b Luke's Lutheran Church at West Collinswood, N. J. from Nov. 1946 | to Aug. 1952. | He is married to the former Miss Myrna E. Bishop of Harris-| burg, Pa. Chaplain and Mrs, Lau- denslager together with their four | children, John, age 10, James, age | 8, Phyllis, age 6, and Peter, age 3, reside at 68-D Arthur Sawyer | Road. | Butter « ARMOUR’S \°54 EXPOSITION SET | WINTER HAVEN (4) — Flor- ida Citrus Exposition is already } planning to make its 1954 show bigger and better than ever Directors met here Tuesday discuss preliminary arrangeme for the exposition, which will be held in Winter Haven Feb. 15-20. John A. Lang was elected expo sition president and John A. Snive ly Jr, board chairman. Both live in Winter Have: Paratroopers Killed FT. CAMPBELL, Ky. & — Two paratroopers were killed in a train ing accident here lay when an 81 millimeter exploded prematurely. The dead included Pvt. Smothers, son of Mr Joe B. Smothers, B The missile exploc leaving the mortar er soldiers were i it is estimated tivated crops in the A. Z. de ured slightly. Large Size out of the s @ millio tons w 3 replaced by nature and / tact gear slone. BEEF BRISKET Pure Creamery Roll We Deliver 69c U.S. No. 1 Sie neti | Fab . 27: Potatoes 5« 19¢ fe éafict of two CLEANSER AJAX | vanished recently has been spot- | There was no mention of survivors, ARCHER'S Superette Market The Best Deal In Town! It’s Natural At Archer’s! category seems to be aviation, one of his enthusiasms. Thoughtful ‘fans have kept him | liberally supplied with his spon- | sor’s products —cigarettes, tea, cakes and the makings of soup, apparently presuming he couldn't get enough of them. One fan sent | six jars of white leather cleaner. Some donors aren’t‘entirely self- | less. He’s received many manu- scripts, plays and poetry, an op- eretta and the choreography of a ballet. There also are phonograph | records- with samples of the voice, musicianship or music of hopeful | unknowns. Each is accompanied | by a suggestion thet Arthur now has time on his hands to grant a hearing. i Meanwhile, the subject of all this | attention and concern is progress- ing rapidly, receiving none but his closest friends for short periods at | a time. He’s started exercising his reconstructed hip with a roller- skating gadget and then graduated to a stationary bicycle. | For amusement, he has an eight- week-old parakeet, gift of his show’s producer, reads a lot and has joined Sir Winston Churchill | and President Eisenhower in the | lists of distinguished painters. His radio network is building a 140-foot microwave transformer on the star’s 700-acre farm near Leesburg, Va., and early in July expects Godfrey end his troupe will resume daily radio and tele- vision broadcasts from his home there. Godfrey expects te go through his paces sitting down for a while, though. SEVEN BIG REASONS Why You'll Always Get A Better Deal at ARCHER’S Courtesy eCleanliness and Friendliness Well Stocked Shelves Economy Prices eVariety Products Fresh Shipped—Grade "A" Large EGGS 57¢ Fancy Western Pork LOIN ROAST PORK CHOPS... U.S. Graded Good u 3% Saigenreereernet: | It takes four tong of ‘bauxite to make two tons of aluminum. 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