The Key West Citizen Newspaper, February 25, 1954, Page 4

Page 4 THE KEY WEST CITIZEN The Key West Citizen oes eta see Thursday, February 25, 1954; ¥) from The Citizen Building, corner| atc acetic ie ea ee Only Daily Newspaper in Key West and Monroe County L. P. ARTMAN, Editor and Publisher NORMAN D. ARTMAN Entered at Key West, Florida, as Second Class Matter | TELEPHONES 2.5661 and 2-562 1921 - 1954) ee Business Manager eo Member of The Associated Press—The Associated Press is exclusively TH, MY DARLING By Amelia Reynolds Long | E Ld FI z pelts k i i fi fr entitled to use for reproduction of all news dispatches credited to it} or not otherwise credited in this , and published here. sii also the local news: le a ee a eee Member Florida Press Association and Associate Dailies of Florida| Subscription (by carrier), 25¢ per week; year, $12.00; by mail, $15.60 aie coma laelibanie dadef aaattadanietat dea ie acatallacilaenect inca ADVERTISING RATES MADE KNOWN ON APPLICATION ee ‘The Citizen is an open forum and invites discussion of publie issues and subjects of local or general interest, but it will not publish; abonymous communications. FLORI ASS Ess ON IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN More Hotels and Apartments. . Beach and Bathing Pavilion. . Airports—Land and Sea. . . Consolidation of County and City Governments » Community Auditorium. U. S. DEVELOPMENT IN INDOCHINA Reports from the Far East indicate that the Chinese Communists are accelerating their aid to the Vietminh’ forces in Indo-China. The latest intelligence also reveals increasing Russian participation in this war, the latest’ War In Indochina Hinges On Communism Issue Editor's Note—The world’s No.1| Since 1949 chief of state Bao Daijpartners equal in rights and Russian gesture being a reported offer to give the Viet- -minh forces some 100 transport planes. No doubt the Russian Government continues to tell No End In Sight i i q mess: —_— its Communist inhabitants that the Russians are taking | war, as of now, is in Indochina,'has been trying to set up a national duties” this action only to counter similar action on the part of the United States. Nevertheless, the continued Russian and Chinese support for the Vietminh forces in Indo- China brings up the question how the United States will increase its support to the French and Vietnam forces. The United States is countering the increased So- viet and Chinese aid program by increased did program| of its own. President Dwight D. Eisenhower, in a recent press conference, noted that the United States had tech- nical missions in a number of countries, and, when asked whether the technical aid to Indo-China was being in- creased, he replied that it might well be. He assured legislators a few days later aid would Tnclude no troops. | Shortly afterwards, it was announced that the United States was making available to French and Vietnam forces a number of military aircraft. The question at present is whether the United States will allow volunteers to go to Indo-China to fight with French and Vietnam forces. The outlook is apparently that volunteer technicians will be allowed to serve, al- though ground forces are currently ruled out. There is no escaping the fact that Communist forc- es are increasing their aid to the revolutionaries in Indo- China and that the French are hard-pressed. If the United States is to save the situation in Indo-China, as it was saved in South Korea, increased aid may be needed. This aid must be limited to technical assistance, but the United States is a country whose technical assis- tance may well prove decisive. The American people will no doubt support continued and enlarged technical as- sistance and even the assistance of enlarged technical missions in Indo-China, although at present, the public will not support the use of U. S. troops there. Memory is the product of intelligence and work. Advertising, to be permanently successful, does not rely upon schemes and strategems. Crossword Puzzle ACROSS 1. Boys 5. Cudgel 8. 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Probably almost half of the 12 million Viet- namese living in the zone con- trolled by Bao Dai’s government are directly aiding the Vietminh Two factors menace the pro- gram. To gain Vietnamese approv- al, Bao Dai must take a firm attitude toward France. But until Viet Nam’s fledgling PLES 2 t : iL ih ‘ ; i | i it ER Fe ul Fu F} ie : i i 4 ad a sit FL Tah f o's Bg Es i iu a aE e F i L Fe i 4 RE i i rr i + s & fi 1 tt ip ? E i g 8 ¥ Lf i # f i i fi E i i ii } 45 Z i tf f i a7 i f. if tie 7 i a i 5 E A # fl at? Estas li i . i arms. It revolves around the issue or indirectly supporting them out of communism, but it is more thanjof sympathy for Ho Chi Minh, But that. jonly a fraction of the population What is the background of this|is really Communist, Most are just perplexing war, due to be dis-|anti-French, Many are anti-Com- cussed at the Geneva conference|Munist. ‘ ss in April? The AP staff in the area| The nationalists, who for five tells the story in three articles to|years have been refusing to sup- appear this week. This is the first,|Pport Bao Dai effectively, give two reasons: as By OLEN CLEMENTS and MAX CLOS HANOI, Indochina u—Every; night church bells beckon the) faithful in misty old Hanoi, Heavy} guns rumble on the city’s out-| skirts. The devout go to worship.} The others — French, German,| Bao Dai has not obtained independence for Viet Nam. The ex-Emperor signed a 1949 treaty with France which gave his coun- try semi-independence within the framework of the French Union, but France retained actual politi- cal control. 2. The nationalists are critical Arab, Moroccan and Vietnamese soldiers and civilians—flock to the} cafes, the tea houses, the taxi) ‘of the system of personal power established by Bao Dai and of the army is a great deal bigger and better trained, French forces are still the only protection against the Vietminh, and Bao Dai cannot re- main in power without them He must take care to avoid risking a bad reaction from the French public, which seemingly has begun to doubt that there is any point in pushing the war against the Vietminh. It thinks; Here are authoritative anewers France is going to be pushed outifrom the Veterans Administration even in case of victory by the|ts four questions of interest to for- nationalists. and their famil- If Buu Loe is too adamant in the Paris conference, the French may demand an immediate end of the war. Foreseeing such a pos-' sibility, Buu Loc has given assur- ance that Viet Nam will not na- tionalize any French properties mer servicemen jes: headq i want to send in my application Korgan GI Bill training, and I wamt quick action. 4 This Rock Of Ours By Bill Gibb Serge Hernandez, school guard|Serge Hernandez to at Truman Elementary School, 'charge of all school guards. Gi has suggested that a new ordin- authority i amce be placed on the books—one to what i pertaining to jaywalking. He has outfit, This isn’ dancehalls, The Indochina war is in its) eighth year and the people in! Hanoi are used to it. This city is} a center of the French Union) forces, including French colonial soldiers, the heavily German For- jeign Legion and Vietnamese troops that can call this land their own. They are at war with forces which are led by a Comunist but backed) by many non-Communists. These} forces are known as the Vietminh. Some civilians say there are so many Vietminh sympathizers in Hanoi that Moscow-trained Ho Chi Minh would never attack the city i i | | corruption of his regime. The 40- year-old ex-Emperor holds all the executive and legislative powers. The new government formed in January by Prince Buu Loc per- suaded Bao Dai to announce a program seeking to give satisfac- tion to the nationalists’ aspirations. Buu Loc has promised general elections for a national assembly “within as short a time as possi- ble.” He also has demanded total! independence from France to be guaranteed by the United Nations jand has denounced the 1949 treaty |The new Premier and members of his Cabinet are to go to France at the end of this month to nego- and will give France important economic privileges. Vietnamese leaders believe that within two or three years it will be possible to create a united nationalist front capable of effec- question whether any peace or earlier . Meantime, there is an Alice in Wonderland aspect to the situa- tion. The forces on both sides can- not go anywhere militarily because jit takes all their strength to stay where they are, tively opposing the Vietminh. They |i armistice ought to be accepted) Next: — Larry Allen describes A. Your application for Korean ‘VA Headq. in Washington. In steal, it should be nearest VA Ri Q. I’m about to finish a corres- course in accountin un- GI training should not be sent to! matter and then came to me to} see if I could find out the reaction of the public in regard to such an} ordinance, Here are the details— Serge says that he realizes jay- walking cannot be prevented ail over town. People in Key West al- ways have corssed the street at any time or place they felt like’ doing so. Passing a law isn’t going \to make them change their habits. However, \were could enforce it around their area. | if such an ordinance! passed, school patroimen| the guards, admit that under each man acts independent! does whatever he The Chief of Police—th boss—doesn’t have time vise them, Hernandez has done outstanding educational work in the safety field, Taking care of chool children is more than a hobby, it is almost the various schools, Serge was the .|This would help to eliminate thejonly other officer willing to sacri- fice his off-duty time for this pur- —he would endanger too many of tiate a “treaty of association to his friends. ! the way the war is fought—and jis hot Saigon, where shops display | | Paris Just now a sort of red haze| blows down through the river ‘delta and from Communist China, '90 miles to the north, Millions of |mosquitoes buzz in and out of the jseparate night clubs of the Arabs, the German Leggionaires, the |French and the Vietnamese. French Union troops patrol the countryside and fight along the wet roads. A thousand miles to the south! gowns and good food abounds. It, too, is under control establish a union between two'the prospects. Questions And Answers About Income Tax Question: What is the income;ject of exemptions, is age a tax situation as far as new babies. are concerned? Answer: Under the present law, | you are permitted to claim an ex-! tor in determining the amount jeredit for Answer: Ye | | | of the French Union forces. All towers manned by four to six men} keep an eye on roads that may be} mined, | The civil population is more or less indifferent. Vietnamese and/ ‘Chinese carpenters qvork all day; |building hundreds of new homes and apartments for people who apparently never give a thought to the war or to the prospect that artillery or planes might knock some day. The indifference to the war has created a grotesque riddle for all of Southeast Asia—Indochina, Ma- laya, Burma, Thailand and Indo- emption of $600 for every child who! port from you and who has less than $600 gross income during the born during the taxable year, whe- ther it be on the first or last day being proration of the amount of the credit is no longer required under jdown some of these new buildings the law. Question: What are other depen- dency exemptions? Answer: You are allowed an jor older through that southern area watch-|receives over one-half of his sup-|aM additional credit of $600 can be taken for that spouse. Thus, if both ind and i ‘husba |taxable year. Thus, a child who is|they are lex the day before |Thus, uary 1, 1954, to be 65 on December ‘entitled to the a tion. exemption of $600 for every closely, date for starting, you are not per- mitted under the law to take ap- other course. Q. I hold @ Korean GI term in surance policy—the kind that does-| . Could I apply {bad example adults now set for children, pose, Yes, everything considered, tt seems more practical to this column “Do you know,” Serge continued, \“grown people give us more trou-) ble than children? The other day | saw two ladies start to walk) across Truman Ave. on a red light. walk because right behind them|ance, School guards are paid $80, were some kids who wuld natural- If a sergeant were appointed, he 'ly follow the adults. The ladies ig-' should. be entitled to a slight raise yinored me and proceeded to walk for the additional responsibility he out into the street. Sure enough, the school children skipped out too land almost got hit by a car.” Explaining other examples of ig- norance or carelessness on the/ part of adults, Hernandez said: “Many parents let their children out of the car in the middie of the block where there is no guard to help them across the street.” Only the careful driving of other motor- ists has saved Key West from suf- fering casualties on this score. “Another bad habit that pedestri- jans and motor vehicle operators alike have is that of ignoring school children who are doing guard duty. |These school patroimen are proud of their jobs when they first get them but they soon resign in dis- ‘gust. You can’t blame them when they try to keep other children | | would assume, ge ap quicker to souny si , averaging 18 hundredths of a second to respond to sound and 20 hundredths of s second to respond to lights, experi- ments indicate, Political Announcements | FIRST PRIMARY ELECTION MAY 4, 1954 For State Senator 24th District “MILTON A. PARROTT related person who receives over aap} one-half of his support from you Revenue. Hi ‘during the year and who does not Po Bldg. I have $600 or more gross income. 5, 2.7933 A closely related person includes Judge Hurt \from crossing the street against "heavy traffic and then have an adult come along and proceed to break every safety rule in the weed 26. Second son Help Monroe County Elect A Senator \For Member Schoo! Board Everything that Hernandez says, RE-ELECT sod ts woother & Soald be prece| J- CARLYLE ROBERTS nesia, The indifference and weari- {ness of the war extend to ma {places in Vie: Nam, and the jeiated kingdoms of Laos Cambodia Many now believe a military ivictory by either side is an impos- sibility unless far more troops and supplies are poured into the fight. They hope the Bis Five conf 2 in Geneva in April and the co: ence of prime ministers Southern Asia in Ceylon in M will help to solve the riddle Gen. Henri Navarre, commander ief of French Union forces, and ly Part ot face 43. Seasons 45. Falsehoods 47. Silkworm 48. Paper measure 49. Wee! 50. Garden tooi 51. Armpit $2. Fre 41 your child, step-child, parent, grandparent, stepfather, or step- mother. It includes the in-laws, and | uncle or aunt, nephew of ros ANGELES uw — Superior! CAMDEN, N. J. uh-A school|cai to pass a jaywalkng ordinance|__— 9D _DISTRICT but not their husbands oF judge Charles W. Fricke, who has board official walked into a poll-where the enforcement would be However, @ change in the yeen g jurist for 28 sears. ap. ing place Tuesday where Cam-|limited to school areas. ‘This Rock” For Member School Board was enacted by th€ seared in his courtroom Tuesday den voters were balloting on a(has always complained that there ELECT congress with respect to legally ith his left hand bandaged. He 3%-Mmillion . dollar school budget!are toe many city ordinances. The KELLER WATSON adopted children. This change iM ox5iained to associates that be wasiand neticed the voting machine chances are good that unless school en peur that in pn Ea bitten when he tried to step gives blank. Lamps are ripe panes el 3RD DISTRICT legally adopted children qu fight between his own and! Election officials had forgotten| command of a igs aeuen a ne : children for whom @ petition for!one owned by his preg Ito indicate on the machine the|new ordinance would be ignored. For Member School Board We have here a politico-mili- edeption has been filed but denied Phe worst of it is,” be said,/seten items being voted on. But| Which brings us to another mat-| Re-Elect tary war. It is only when the Viet- because of mental inespacity of «that after being critical any that hadn't stopped 44 voters who ter- : ei €§D ? b |namese government will have won the surviving natural parent will years of witnesses who "t be had preceded the official, They Instead of heving s Jaywatking n DNEY PARKER the approval of the population that also qualify as an exemption sure just what they saw. I canaot,had cast their votes—yes or no—jordinance passed, ® seems to me STH DISTRICT a victory will-be possible.” Question: In discussing the sub- tell which dog bit me.” + anyway. that it would de better to elevate nee