The Key West Citizen Newspaper, July 16, 1954, Page 10

Lt. Cdr. George Roussias And Lt. Cdr. Gaz Georgantas Officers Of Royal Hellenic Navy Study Here (EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the third in a series of articles to be released on Allied Na- « tionals studying at Fleet ? Bonar School here.) » Greek Lieutenant Commanders ‘ge Roussias and Gazis Geor- gantas came to Fleet Sonar School some months ago under the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. , The 14 Atlantic Treaty mem- bers assert that an armed attack against one of them will be con- sidered an attack against them all. Pledging aid to those who are attacked, the NATO nations further promise to help develop their joint ability to resist armed attack. Lt. Cmdr. George Roussias of the Royal Hellenic Navy was born in Alexandria, Egypt, in 1925. To Greek Academy After graduating from Alex- andria’s Greek Community High School in 1942, Lt. Cmdr. Roussias entened the Greek Naval Acad- emy then situated at Alexandria. Occupied by Italy and Germany im 1941, Greece had moved her Naval Academy as well as most of her fleet to Alexandria. A Greek Army also formed there, largely from members of the Greek. Community in Egypt, fought with the British at El Ala- Mein and throughout the Italian Campaign. During the summers of "43 and "44, Lt. Cmdr. Roussias, as a Mid- shipman aboard the destroyer Crete, helped escort Allied con- voys' in the Mediteranean and al- so took part in the invasion of South France. Graduated from the Naval Acad- emy in 1947, he was assigned as ASW Officer to the destroyer Hast- ings which operated against the Communist guerrillas in Greece. Sent To Norfolk Lt. Cmdr. Roussias was sent to Va., in Sept. of '47 to as- transfer six PGMs to . While in New York City. 4 £2 i days leavi exciting ten days of my i pra “New York pletely diffe any Europe. Tee ale splendor, move- big shops, ” Cmdr. Roussias returned to Greece aboard the PGM Hadzikos- tadis and remained on board until Aug. ’48 when he became Chief-of- Staff to the Commanding Officer of Minesweeper Florilla No. 1. * Executive oeeed of cae PGM “F ane g 5 USS Crete from April ’Si - Sept. streets, every-| Carth: % THE KEY WEST CITIZEN ‘ *51, Lt. Cmdr. Roussias was then appointed Navigator and later Executive Officer aboard the de- stroyer Navarenon, a ship assign- ed to carry the King and Queen of Greece on voyages to different Parts of their realm. Refresher Course Both Lt. Cmdr. Roussias and Lt. Cmdr. Georgantas were trans- ferred to the Greek Naval School at Skaramagas in Dec. '52 for a refresher course in ASW, gunnery, and navigation before they left for the United States in Dec. 1953. Lt. Cmdr. Gazis Georgantas of the Royal Hellenic’ Navy was born in 1924 in Port-Tewfick, Egypt, a city with a large Greek Com- munity at the Red Sea entrance to the Suez Canal. Graduated from the Greek Com- munity High School in Suez, Lt. Cmdr. Georgantas entered the Naval Academy in Alexandria in 1942, and also fought during WWII as a Midshipman. After leaving the Academy in April 47, he reported as Ensign aboard the destroyer Aegean then participating in shore bombard- ments and patrols against the Communist guerrillas. Early in 1948 Lt. Cmdr. Georgantas was assigned to the destroyer Canares and helped transport Queen Fred- ericka of Greece to England to Participate in the ceremonies at- tendant the marriage of Princess Elizabeth with Greek Prince Philip. Other Activity Executive Officer of the Mine- Sweeper Lefkas in Sept.. 48, Lt. Cmdr. Georgantas: was promoted to Commanding Officer in July ’49 and in Sept. ’49 became Execu- tive Officer of the PGM Laskos. Traveling to Boston in June ’51 to aid the transfer of six U. S. ships to Greece, he made the return voyage aboard the destroyer Nike, formerly the USS Eberle. The Greek word “Nike,” which means victory, is also the name of the new U. S. guided missle used against attacking bombers. Assigned in Feb. 1952 as ASW Officer to the Staff of a light de- stroyer squadron, Lt. Cmdr. Geor- gantas later became Executive Officer of the Greek Reserve Fleet at Salamis after which he went for his refresher course at the Greek Naval School and thence to the U. S. with Lt. Cmdr. Roussias. “People in the United States are much more time conscious than people in Europe,” both men ob- served. “‘We were most impressed by the American standard of liv- ing and with the practical and understanding way everything has been taught us at Fleet Sonar School.” Potter Will Continue Efforts To Force Committee Shakeup By G. MILTON KELLY WASHINGTON (#—Sen. Potter (R-Mich) said today he will “stand pat” in efforts to force a shakeup of the Senate Investigations sub- committee’s staff after Chairman} McCarthy (R-Wis) blocked them at least temporarily yesterday. Potter and three Democratic subcommittee members, a major- ity of the seven-man subcommit- tee, are seeking the dismissal of some McCarthy-appointed aides on the group’s staff. In a closed-door meeting yester- day .at which heated words were said to have been exchanged Mc- iy: 1. Announced he would launch public hearings in Boston Saturday to explore his charges of Commu- nist infiltration of defense plants, without waiting for any showdown on the staff. 2. Threw out the proxy vote of the absent Sen. McClellan (D-Ark). Sen. Symington (D-Mo) had tried to cast it in favor of Potter’s mo- tion to fire on July 31 any staff Friday, July 16, 1954 aa Taree Hotes IN [MIPAMI 2 opurar prices eo Located In the Heart of the City REASONABLE RATES ROOMS ..' RITE or WIRE RESERVATIONS with BATH and TELEPHONE Ritz HOTEL 132 B. Flagler St. 102 Rooms Blevater Selarium Pershing Elevator Heated Miller HOTEL 229 N.E. Ist Ave 0 Rooms Elevator 3 BLOCKS FROM UNION BUS STATION aide not confirmed in his job by a majority subcommittee vote be- fore that date. 3. Recessed the meeting until Tuesday noon after Sen. Dirksen (R-Ill) had proposed a less drastic motion for judging who, if anyone, should be fired. Tuesday also is the day when Sen. Flanders (R-Vt) has an- nounced he will move to force a test vote in the Senate on his de- mands that McCarthy be stripped of committee chairmanships or be censured. The 12-member Republican Sen- ate Policy Committee announced yesterday it was lined up unani- mously behind Sen. Knowland of California, the Senate GOP floor leader, in his announced plans to try to kill the Flanders motion. Flanders says he wants the Wis- consin senator removed fro:n com- mittee chairmanships to end what. he terms McCarthy’s “destructive” force in the Republican party. The policy committee gave no reason for opposing his move. Symington and Sen. Jackson (D- Wash) both disputed McCarthy’s decision refusing to count the ab- sentee vote for McClellan, which they said would have assured a 4-3 margin for Potter’s motion on the subcommittee staff. But they said they could not appeal the decision without encountering a 3-3 tie vote, which would have allowed McCar- thy’s ruling to stand. McCarthy ruled that McClellan’s proxy, telegraphed from Arkansas where he is campaigning for re- nomination, was a “blanket” docu- ment drafted to meet any situation. He contended subcommittee rules require that such votes be drafted to cover specific issues. Just what the procedure will be when the subcommittee meets again Tuesday McCarthy declined to say, But Potter told newsmen: “I’ve made my motion and I'll stand pat on it.” SLAX ... make your life worth loafing , 7 and they're priced right . from $5.95 Walking Shorts T-Shirts Swim Trunks Beachwear Cabana Sets Sandals To Complete The Picture... 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Thirteen other enlisted men re- ceived commendations for ‘‘opt- standing performance of duty in assisting with the overhaul and re- assembly of main propulsion units of the submarine following a major casualty to the port’ reduction gear.” Those receiving the award were R. E. Flanagan, chief engineman (SS), J. D. Winfrey, chief engine- man (SS), E. C. Smojice,. engine- man first class (SS), W. C. Hall- ead, engineman first.class (SS), W. Gillette, engineman first class (SS), H. T. Rollston, engineman first class (SS), W. J. Foster, en- gineman second class (SS), W. R. Welch, engineman third class (SS), C... A. Roberts, fireman (SS), B. R. Roddy, seaman (SS), K. P. Kays, engineman third class (SS), E. P. Quick, engineman second class (S$), and C. E. Williams, Jr., engineman second class (SS). One officer and one enlisted man were presented their “Dolphins.” Lt: Ernest B. Sanders, USN, be- sides being awarded his qualifica- tion badge, received the tradi-|» R.| tional dunking on his promotion to Lieutenant. S.'J. Simmons, Jr., was the enlisted man awarded his badge. Committee Reports Foreign Aid Program Pays Off In Greater Free-World Strength Second Term For German President BONN, Germany (#—Germany’s third democratically elected Presi- dent will be named to a second term tomorrow by a federal con- vention of 1,018 members. Unlike political conventions in many other countries, the German “electoral college” will reach its decision in a sedate atmosphere in which campaigning, debate and nominating speeches are out- lawed. There will be no tension or ex- citement either when the delegates convene in a Berlin exhibition hall, 100 miles behind the Iron Curtain. The outcome is a foregone con- clusion. The convention will elect 70-year- old President Theodor Heuss, a former history professor, to a sec- ond five-year term. Folksy, popu- lar Heuss has been endorsed by all the major political parties. The vote may not be unanimous, however. The convention willin- clude 10 Communists, and the Red party organ in East Germany, Neues Deutschland, dencunced Heuss yesterday as a “traitor” and “willing tool of German and foreign monopolists,” whose re- election would be a “provocation for all peace-loving people.” The federal convention consists of the 509 members of the Bunde- stag (lower house of the Federal Parliament) and an equal number of delegates chosen by the state legislatures. The President of the Bundestag presides at the convention. Candi- dates are nominated from the con- vention floor by delegates who sim- ply say, “I nominate so and so.” The convention then votes. The candidate receiving the votes of the majority of the members of the convention is elected. If such a majority is not obtained by any candidate in two ballots. the can- didate receiving the. most votes on a third ballot is elected. This in- sures that the convention com- pletes it work in one day. The first German President fol- lowing the ouster of the Hohenzol- lern dynasty was Friedrich Ebert. The second was Field Marshal Paul von Hindenburg. After Hindenburg’s death, Hitler seized power. Father Dies In Futile Attempt To Save Baby Son HAGUE, N.Y. ( — A father died with his infant son last night in a futile attempt to save the boy as he rolled in a runaway auomobile down an embankment into Lake George. Witnesses said the man, Carl Vaux, 39, of Philipsburg, Pa., chased the car on foot and followed it into the water. The bodies of Vaux and his son David, 20 months, were recovered from the lake shortly afterward. Dr. Hilton H. Dier of Lake George. a Warren County coroner, issied verdicts of accidental death by drowning. Elmer: Hoffman, a desk clerk at the nearby Island Harbor House, | said Vaux, his wife and four older sons had gotten out of the car to view the scenery around the lake. They left David in the automobile. | Hoffman said the car rolled down |a rocky embankment and into six |feet of water. The family was believed en route | home to Pennsylvania. INDUSTRIAL INDEX |STABLE FOR JUNE | WASHINGTON — Industrial production in June showed no change from May, staying at the seasonally adjusted index figure of 124 per cent of the 1947-49 average. Announcing this yesterday, the Federal Reserve Board reported the June rate ran slightly above that of March and April but was 9 per cent below June 1953, By JOE HALL WASHINGTON (# — The Senate Foreign Relations Committee said today the U.S. foreign aid pro- gram has “paid off’ in “greater total free-world strength.” In a report to the Senate urging approval of a $3,100,000,000 foreign aid program for the current year, the committee majority said that American-assisted military buildup in Western Europe in the four years since the Communist attack in Korea has had this result: “The Soviets could no longer launch an attack without : notice- able advance preparation.” The report conceded that the free world situation in Asia was less rosy, but it added: “Allied reverses in Indochina are not legitimate grounds for defeat- ism; on the contrary, they are cause for renewed and stronger efforts to build an effective system of collective security in that part of the world. . “On balance, the United States need not be dismayed by the con- tinuance of the Soviet threat. We have many strong allies, and the mutual security program embodied in the pending bill will make them even stronger.” Sen. Langer (R-ND) was the only one of the 15 committee members who did not sign the report; he arranged to file dissenting views later, Langet served noticé in a floor speech yesterday he would vote against the bill on thé ground “it involved “just another giveaway.” The foreign aid bill now is be- fore the Armed Services Commit- tee, whose chairman, Sen. Salton- stall (R-Mass), said he expected no money cuts although the group may have some technical amend- ments ‘to propose. The Foreign Relations Commit- tee shaved 348 millions off Presi- dent Eisenhower’s request for the | authorization measure. The House voted. $3,338,000,000. The. Senate group said its 10 per cent reduction was justified be- cause the Foreign Operations Ad- ministration has $2,600,000,000 of previously appropriated funds still unobligated. But. the report noted that FOA Director Harold E. 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