The Key West Citizen Newspaper, May 6, 1954, Page 7

BRITAIN TAKES STEP TOWARD. WAR ARENA IN PARLEY AGREEMENT LONDON (#—Britain has moved a step closer to the Indochina war arena. American and British sources say she has agreed to join Allied talks on united military ac- tion in the Far Eastern battlefield if the Geneva peace parley fails. The report came as London newspapers voiced fezrs Britain would drift into a serious split with the United States over Allied action in Indochina. Moscow radio asserted that British refusal to join in “new aggressive plans” had “isolated” the United States at Geneva, The American-proposed parley is expected to take place within | th the next thee weeks in either Washington or Singapore. Inform- ants said it would discuss. plans for: 1, Underwriting any sort of po- litical settlement in Indochina that might emerge from the Geneva Parley. 2. Saving Indochina from deing overrun by the Communist-led Vietminhe peace talks fail. Projected composition of the con- ference’ wes not disclosed, but the United States, Britain, France, Australia, New Zealand and Can- ada at least are expected to send staff officers. Commenting on the danger of an American-British rift, the Lib-. eral News Chronicle declared: “Unity requires shared readiness to negotiate. But at this moment any American statesman who ex- presses readiness to negotiate is howled down as an appeaser—be- fore anyone knows what he is pro- posing to negotiate.” The Conservative Daily Mail, said public opinion in the two countries ‘‘can hardly sbe blamed for its bewilderment now.” “Policy, at least in Washington, seems to have been at the mercy of every prevailing current of sentiment.” The independent Daily Express called it “simply mischievous” to say a split now exists. : “A plan to intervene in the Indo- china war was never clearly de- fined,” the Express declared, “nor was it probable that the American Congress, let alone Britain, would endorse it.” U. §. administration officials have virtually ruled out. any di- rect American intervention in In- dochina unless Britain agrees to join as part of a coalition to pro- tect Southeast Asia against Red conquest, Britain served notice she opposed. such an alliance in ad- vance of the Indochina negotia- tions with the Communists at Ge- neva. ’ Prime Minister- Churchill also told Parliament his... government opposes any united military action in Indochina while the Geneva talks are still on. The British attitude de- 7“ U. S, Secretary of State les’ hopes of, confronting the Reds at Geneva with The American proposed parley of air, land and sea force chiefs is expected to seek to, overcome some of these differences, The Moscow broadcast heard here said the “complete and final defeat of colonizers” is shaping up in Asia and “‘the situation has de- veloped far from what the U. §. secretary of state wanted.” “Representatives of many coun- tries taking part in the conference Prefer finding ways of agreement which lead to a peaceful settle- ment of international sciemaeg to that of agreement re- garding new, aggressive plans,” the broadcast said. “In particular, the British dele- gation Prefers to adopt a more careful attitude than that which eg Department has out- Zsa Zsa Gets Cold On Flight ‘SHANNON, Ireland W—Zsa Zsa Thursday, May:6, 1954 THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Page 7 Hal Boyle Says NEW YORK — Backstage at ie circus: : pute Paul Horompo may not mightiest midget in history, but he happened so fast I even remembéred is perhaps the only one who ever | perio. whipped a tiger single handed. Paul, a slender 59-year-old mini- | abused. ature clown with the Ringling Bros. and. Barnum & Bailey circus, scored his one-blow knockout over the tiger here in Madison Square Garden in 1938. The battle since has become a tanbark legend. The tiger escaped from her cage and the first person she met was Horompo, who was dressed as one of snowwhite's seven dwarfs and carried a wooden pickaxe on his shoulder. Paul, who is very chivai- rous, instinctively stepped aside to let her pass—as he would for any lady, tiger or not... But the tiger halted, and opened the red furnace of her mouth. It looked like Paul would end his career as a tiger tidbit, The tiger had every advantage of weight, height, reach, strength, speed and age. Paul stood only a little hi, than her armpits. It looked like one of the Garden’s poorest mis- matches. “It happened so quick I didn’t have time to think of all that,” Paul recalled. “Tell you the truth, if she had gone on by me, I don’t think I would have bothered her at all, “But she stopped, looked me over, sneered and started snarling, “TI hated to do it, but I felt I just had to hit her. So I swung my wooden axe and caught her square on the nose, No, I wasn’t afraid. I was mad. “T guess 1 must have hit a nerve and stunned her. She made a funny noise, and fell on her stomach with a surprised look. I -was a little surprised, too. “I didn’t have to hit her again. Some handlers came up with nets and chains. She was so dazed she could hardly wobble back to her cage.” The incident left no lasting ill will on either side. “She never seemed to bear any grudge afterward,” said Paul, “It Raymopd Mulligan, who hag had this job for a quarter century, says gan’s favorite is , the race only elephant herding horse. He is the mount of Arky Scott, superin- tendent of the 27 circus elephants. “Elephants sometimes get to quarreling and fighting among themselves, and most horses are afraid to go near them,” said Mulligan. “But not Harry. He’s been here 25 years, and so have I. Harry used to be a bareback horse, one of the steadiest they ever had. But now all he does is keep peace among the elephants. “It they start fighting, he goes right in among them and breaks it up. And if they come at him, he doesn’t back off. He gives them a nip. He'll really bite them if they don’t behave. : “Harry has his own box stall by the elephants where he can keep an eye on them. His real name is Harold, and you know what he likes even better than sugar? Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. “But don’t get the idea he’s a Sissy, Harry’s all harse—and the elephants know who's boss.” Mulligan has more respect for Hi than some human elephant handlers. “The trouble we sometimes run into. with el] handlers,” he said mildly, “is that they get an inferiority complex. They'd like to be wild animai trainers, but know they aren't up to it. : “So they sometimes get rid of their frustration by punching the biggest thing they can find—whieh is an elephant.” But nobody picks on an elephant Mansfield Urges Training Of By RUSSELL BRINES WASHINGTON «#—Sen. Mans- field (D-Mont) said today the “great contribution” being made by native troops in defending Dien Bien Phu shows that effective anti-Communist armies could be trained in Indochina. Mansfield, a membzr of ihe Sen- ate Foreign Relations Committee, said approximately 4,790 Viet- namese and 1,500 Cambodians’ are among some 12,000 defenders of Dien Bien Phu, the besieged fer tress ia northern Indochina. There is still time, he arded in an interview, to build up anti-Red forces if the French make further concessions to independence de- mands. Secretary of State Dulles was quoted by informed sources last night as having told a bipartisan group of 24 members of Congress that this country has no present plans to send any forces into the Indochina war. He met for 1% Gabor started out for New York|hours with them late yesterday. today with Porfirio Rubirosa but|But neither he nor the lawmakers landed here complaining “I’m fro-|commented publicly afterward. zen.” The dapper Dominican’s | Dulles was said to have reported Private plane developed heater |that President Eisenhower regards orr.iomP s ruot. leneefu tahUH|Indochina as a far worse place trouble en route from Paris. to involve American forces than Zsa Zsa, complaining of the|Was Korea. Vice President Nixon chill, hopped off the plane bundled | has said this country may have to up in a full-length mink, blue|Send in combat troops in what he jeans, two cardigan sweaters and|Called the unlikely event the white wool ankle socks. French withdraw. When it appeared it would take| Dulles reportedly told the secret some time to fix the plane, a con-| briefing session he plans to go verted B25, Zsa Zsa hurried off|#head with his plans for “united to the airport hostel to get some} action” to protect Southeast Asia rest. from Communist conquest, even if Rubirosa, who stood by silently|Britain balks, as she has done while his blonde companion did|Pending Geneva talks on the situ- the talking, wore gray slacks and| ation. He was represented as say- a blue blazer. ing, however, he thinks Britain eventually will go we * ARNIN The secretary was si to have Ww. IG MISSES told the congressmen that some CINCINNATI w—Civil defense , thought is being given to the draw- officials sent airplanes over Cin- jing of a defense line around the '|Native Troops In Indochina trained Ho Chi Minh are punishing the French and native forces. The informants said that Dulles, in making this point, stressed that the United States has not given up all hope of holding Viet Nam against the Reds. 5 Mansfield, who did not attend the Dulles briefing, said it is not generally known that so many native troops are in the Dien Bien Phu battle. “About 60 per cent of the men being parachuted into the fort also are Vietnamese,” he said. The re- mainder of defensive forces are French, African troops and For- eign Legionnaires. The senator, who has visited Indochina, said the cyrrent mon- soon rains should provide a mili- tary breathing spell of about six months to continue training and building up an anti-Communist army. “But it is imperative, if this is |to be done, that the French give the three Associated States an in- dependence date that is certain and give them the right to decide baie to join the French Union,” e said, Singer Plans Trip To Russia TOKYO i” — Josephine Baker, St. Louis-born Negro singer, issued a statement today saying she plans a trip to Russia, “where many races live in harmony .. .” Miss Baker’s statement was re- leased through the Elizabeth Saun- ders Orphans Home, where she adopted two tiny Japanese boys while on a concert tour of Japan. She and the babies left for Paris yesterday. She said she hoped the boys “may one day follow in the foot- steps” of Paul. Robeson, left-wing Legionitems By JUDSON STEPHENS, Qnd VICE COMMANCER Arthur Sawyer Post, American Legion Meetings: Executive Committee, Monday, May 10, at 8 p. m., Post Home. Anyone may attend these execu- tive sessions. Regular Post Meeting, Wednes- day, May 12, at 8 p. m., Post Home, Stock Island. There will be a speaker provided by the U. S. Navy in connection with Armed Forces Day. Also Captain A. Dropp will give a brief talk on activities of the Scouts in Key West. Attend this most important meet- ing. kx kk Elections: As usual at election time we had an enormous attendance at the last regular meeting. The new slate of officers for the Legion Year 1954- 55 were elected as follows: Post Commander, Norman C. Kranich; First Vice Commander, M. E. Lewis; Second Vice Com- mander, Paul L. Mesa, Jr., Sgt. at Arms, Ken Browning; Chaplain, Nelson Cannon; Historian, Louis Ismay; Executive Committeemen, Lewis Bays, Harry Metzger and George Sikes. Best wishes for a successful year to these Legion of- ficers. To be selected by the elected of- ficers are the following postions on the executive committee of the Post: Judge Advocate, Past Com- mander, Adjutant-Finance Officer and Service Officer. x k ok Armed Forces Day Parade: Plans are now being formulated for this year’s Armed Forces Day Parade being sponsored by the Post. To make this parade a suc- cessful event it will take the com- plete support of many Legionnair- es as well as the civic and naval activities. A large number of vol- unteers helpers are needed to work during the parade so if you have a little time to spare please con- tact me at the Post and I will be glad to give you an assignment. All the help we can get will be needed and very much appreciat- ed. Come on out and help make this important event a huge suc- cess. x kK kk Election of Delegates: Election of delegates (6) for the Department Convention in St. Pe- tersburg, Florida on May 21 through 23 will be held at the next regular meeting of the Post, May 12, at 8 p. m. We are allowed eight (8) delegates to the conven- tion. The Post Commander and Adjutant are automatically dele- gates. You must have attended at least 50 per cent of the Post meet- ings since July 1953 to be eligible for election as a delegate. Shades Are Drawn CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (®—Rad- cliffe College, just across the square from Harvard University, is drawing the shades on the girls. Bare midriffs, extra-short shorts and bare shoulders were banned in a directive last night. In addition, the girls’ sunbathing was restrict- ed to roofs of three college buildings. “We must remember,” a Rad- cliffe official said, “that we are in the middle of a city and dress ac- cordingly. "ot [Knocking On Wood Outlined e e By Specialist By ALTON L, BLAKESLEE AP Science Reporter ST. LOUIS w—“Knocking on wood” for luck is one of the most common of 80,000 superstitions, a Psychiatrist said today, and here’s why: Tt can be a call on magic, a H. | @y of handling anxiety or worry, a defense against envy, a sign that emotionally you're pretty im- mature, This analysis was presented to the American Psychiatrist Assn. by Dr. Judd Marmor, University of California at Los Angeles. Some People knock on wood very seriously, others do it with a wry smile, others say it while tapping their heads jokingly. __ It apparently stems from a prim- itive belief of protective gods in- side trees, Dr. Marmor said. Therefore touching wood when making any boasting statement would ward off evil consequences, or ing on wood represents a fear of antagonizing Some all-seeing higher authority. Along with this, we have many Savings—such as “Pride goeth be- fore a fall”—indicating that we must be humble and submissive. Dr. Marmor said we apparently assume that pride, success or self- confidence will create envy or an- tagonism by some “authority.” This apparently traces back to childish fears of offending such au- thorities as parents or brothers or sisters, and to the feeling you must be humble and compliant in order to be loved. In our highly competitive so- ciety, “knocking on wood” takes on additional meanings, he said, We try to make light of our good fortunes to avoid envy by our fel-. lows or rivals. So we knock on wood to indicate we are just lucky, or say our health “is not bad” when it’s real- ly excellent, or say business is “fair” when it’s quite good. Knocking on wood can also be a call upon magical powers, or for protection against evil powers, to help us out in the competition. “Many people will discuss inti- mate aspects of their sex lives sooner than the details of their financial structure, particularly if there are any assets which might arouse envy.” Superstitions like this, he said, tepresent efforts to deal with anxiety or fearfilness, stemming from man’s being aware he is help- less against some things which he doesn’t know, or only dimly un- derstands, He said such superstitions can be expected to disappear not mere- ly by advances in knowledge, but as humans resolve their uncon- scious féelings of helplessness and insecurity and hence no longer feel a need to depend upon magic. i F NOW YOU CAN LICK ATHLETE’S FOOT WITH KERATOLYTIC ACTION T-4-L, a keratolytic fungicide, SLOUGHS OFF the tainted outer skin, exposing buried fungi and kills on contact. Leaves skin like baby’s. 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