The Key West Citizen Newspaper, May 11, 1954, Page 10

FRENCH RUSH PREPARATION FORICONGRESS AIRLIFTI By JOHN RODERICK SAIGON, Indochina (# — The French rushed preparations today to airlift their wounded from the fallen fortress of Dien Bien Phu. A French army spokesman ‘said Gen. Henri Navarre, commander of French Union forces in Indo- china, had been instructed by the aris government to contact the ietminh commander, Gen. Vo iguyen Giap, and arrange for the lift as soon as possible. Communists agreed at the Geneva conference yesterday that he French could fly out 1,300 ser- F such a large number of fortress’ two airstrips were to rubble by rebel mortars artillery. The besiegers’ ever- trenches pocked them . Before the planes can land there, the strips will have to be repaired. Whether the Vietminh will do this themselves, using war prison- ers for labor, or leave it to French creel I Sere, Spring's the time for Jove and fun. But moon- light’s much more effective outside a hospital. Brakes or wiper, lights or horn out of kilter can fail at the wrong time. So keep your car in shape and... DRIVE CAREFULLY — the life you seve may be your own! @® THE KEY WEST CITIZEN NG FORTRESS WOUNDED ANNUAL TROOP SUPPER — Boy Scout Troop 253 met for its annual supper last week at the Parish Center of St. Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Church. The troop is sponsored by the Holy Name So- ciety. L. B. McElveen is institutional representative, Eugene Martinez is chairman of the troop committee, and Eugene Fredette and Rocco Gugliemo are members of the troop committee. Pic- tured are the following Scouts: Left to right, front row—Joseph Richardson and Frank Leuck; second row—James Taylor, Jerald Terano, James Yaccarino and Roger Swift; third row—Lawrence Eisner, Leonard Conly, Wm. Donald Russell, Fred Thompson and James McElveen; last row—Scoutmaster Tony Martinez, Albert Leightley, James Gainer, Reaves Stead, Grafton Boone and Robert Read.— Citizen Staff Photo, Karns. ary corps who were taken prisoner at Dien Bien Phu.” The Vietminh radio announced yesterday that Brig. Gen. Chris- tian de Castries, commander of the Dien Bien Phu garrison, was taken prisoner in the last hours of the siege. There was no indica- tion as to whether he was wounded. * Meanwhile, Indochina’s checker- board war went on. French forces strengthened their defenses in the vital, rice-rich Red River delta below Hanoi against a rebel assault that might come be- fore the monsoon rains hit their peak late in June. Informed French military sources said it was unlikely, how- ever, the Vietminh could shift the bulk of their shock troops from Dien Bien Phu to the delta perim- eter before another month. French fighters and bombers ranged up and down northwest Indochina, pounding rebel troops and supply convoys on the roads below. Between Hanoi and the key sup- ply port of Haiphong the rebels stepped up attacks on sparcely- manned defense posts. Some 70,000 Vietminh regular, regional and guerrilla units are estimated to be in the delta area. discontinued styles values to 20.95 Save money now on famous Florsheim Shoes you’ll wear for many a season in comfort and style. Our stocks are limited—so come in eacly! SS Closed All Day Thursday Throughout The Summer 526 DUVAL STREET HIGHLIGHTS WASHINGTON (# —Congression- al concern over American policy in Southeast Asia brings Secretary of State John Foster Dulles back to Capitol Hill for a secret briefing. Dulles, who met twice last week with congressional leaders, reports to the House Foreign Affairs Com- mittee on his attempts to line up a 10-nation “united front” against Communist advances in Indochina and Southeast Asia. MCCARTHY—ARMY—The Sen- ate Investigations subcommittee meets for a showdown on two plans to shorten its probe of the McCarthy-Army row before con- tinuing cross-examination -of Sec- retary of the Army Robert T. Stevens. The Army’s civilian chief says he opposes one plan and Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy (R—Wis) voices opposition to the other. These dissents make approval of either proposal appear doubtful. SUPREME COURT—The Senate moves ahead in debate toward a vote on a proposed constitutional amendment affecting the Supreme Court. Sen. John M. Butler says he believes President, Eisenhower approves his proposal, which would fix the size of the court and bar justices from resigning to run for president. Sen. Thomas C, Hennings Jr. (D—Mo) terms the measure unnecessary. A two-thirds vote of senators present is needed for approval. KHOKHLOV — The Senate In- ternal Secuprity committee ques- tions in secret a Russian officer, Capt. Nikolai E. Khokhlov, who deserted to the West last February saying he’d been sent to Frank- fort, Germany, with orders to kill a prominent anti-Communist there. When calcium vaper is burned it produces an orange flame. Utah produced 6,390,000 tons of coal in 1953. Godfrey To Have Check Of Hip BOSTON ( —Radio-TV si Arthur Godfrey will have a check made of his year-old hip operation within a week or 10 days. an Bone specialist Dr. Otto Aufranc, who has been handling the Godfrey case since the death of Dr. Marius. N. Smith-Petersen, will go to New, York to make the checkup, a Massachusetts General Hospital spokesman said last night. The hospital announcement came after the entertainer told his TV-radio audience, “I’ve got to go back to the hospital and have it (the operation) done all over again” because there is “some- thing mechanically wrong” with the hip. The original operation, per- formed last May by Dr. Smith- Petersen, replaced the shattered hip bone with a new ball and sock- et joint covered by a metal mold. Both Godfrey’s hips were smashed in a Washington automo-j bile accident more than 20 years ago. Marooned Pair Saved By "Copter FAIRBANKS, Alaska (P—An Air Force helicopter pilot, maneuver- ing his plane in the air currents swirling around lofty Mt. McKinley yesterday rescued a flier and his wife who had been marooned for four days on the peak’s snowy slopes. After three days of 100-mile-per- hour winds and fog, Capt. Ralph Searle of the 74th Air Rescue Squadron landed the ’copter at the 7,300-foot level of McKinley and ked up Mr. and Mrs. Dick Collins of Fairbanks. Collins’ light plane crashed last can continent. Collins and his wife escaped injury. The big car eases out from the boulevard and comes to a soft, silent stop. A man steps out from behind the wheel and heads for his destination. The license plate reveals him to be 2 person from another state—a “stranger,” so to speak. But the golden crest on the hood of his motor car tells everyone something about him. For it is the ~ famous crest of Cadillac—and no man is wholly a stranger, wherever he be, when he drives this dis- ” tinguished car. Any owner.can tell you, out of his own personal * experience, that a Cadillac is a virtual “letter of . introduction” for the man who sits at its wheel. He becomes, in a sense, the “stranger” everyone ;. knows—a member of the most distinguished moto: ing fraternity in all the world. - This priceless aspect of Cadillac ownership is Mulberg Chevr a 319 CAROLINE STREET Ea Me bug a! £ olet i U age 10 THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Tuesday, May 11, 1954 SEA SECRETS | © Q. Have any large whit ever been taken in Faris waer 0. T. Alsace, Miami, Fla. A. Yes. Stewart Springer, one of the foremost authorities on sharks, has reported two instances of large white sharks (Carcharodon car- charias) being captured in Florida waters. One of these was estimat- ed to be 15 feet long. This speci- | men was caught off Sarasota dur- ing the winter of 1937-38. Another was faken off Englewood on Feb- ruary 1, 1939. This specimen was 15 feet 6 inches long. Its stomach contained two ground sharks, each between six and seven feet long, in the early stages of digestion. There are some authentic reports of this species attacking man in other parts of the world, so it is very fortunate that they are com- paratively rare in Florida. The white shark is said to reach a leng- th of 35 feet. Q. What is a paper nautilus? B. M. Pickeral, Jacksonville. A. The paper nautilus is the egg gase of the female octopus (Argo- Bauta argo). The male of this spe- cigs is very small, reaching a of an inch or a little more. The female is murch larger than her mate and may be more than a foot in length. The female builds the shell which she often leaves in search of food, returning to it quickly should danger approach. Although the shell is fragile it is surprisingly strong when fresh and wet and often washed ashore in Perfect shape. This graceful shell is a prize to delight the eye of any collector. Q. In the past I have tried to preserve starfish but they always curl up their arms; how can this be prevented? P. A. Trammel, Coral Gables. A. The curling of the arms of starfish may be prevented by plac- inz the animal in fresh water as soon as possible after it has been captured. After being placed in fresh water, the starfish relaxes, extends its arms and then dies, This leaves the animal in perfect condtion for preserving. The pre- servation can be accomplished by 8-10 per cent formalin. 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